Original sentence: 3), would "learn to refuse the evil and choose the good".Christian apologists respond that the passage is a double reference— a sign both to Ahaz that the alliance against him would be destroyed, and to the house of David as a whole that was threatened with extinction.This demonstrates that many Christian scholars, both Protestant and Catholic, agree that the traditional translation of the Hebrew is not preferred in the context of Isaiah 7:14.This is shown by the Hebrew which uses "singular you" for the former and "plural you' for the latter.With the former, Isaiah reassures Ahaz that the alliance would be destroyed before his own son Shear Jashub, who was present (v
Edited sentence: This demonstrates that many Christian scholars, both Protestant and Catholic, have conceded that the traditional translation of the Hebrew is not preferred in the context of Isaiah 7:14