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In reply to the discussion: Does the book of Isaiah say anything about Jesus of Nazareth? [View all]Petrushka
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they tranlated the Old Testament from the Hebrew and the New Testament from the Greek. See: http://www.kingjamesbibleonline.org/1611-Bible/1611-King-James-Bible-Introduction.php
When reading/studying the KJV, The Strong's Concordance is an indispensable tool inasmuch as you can use it to trace the words that were translated into English back to the original Hebrew or Greek: http://www.eliyah.com/lexicon.html
For instance: If you're looking for the word "virgin", you'll find every verse where it's used in both the Old and New Testaments, thus: http://www.blueletterbible.org/search/translationResults.cfm?Criteria=virgin&t=KJV
Then, if you'd like to see what it says about the word "virgin" as used in, say, Isaiah 7:14, you'll find it here: http://www.blueletterbible.org/lang/lexicon/lexicon.cfm?Strongs=H5959&t=KJV
You'll notice that the Strong's number for the word "virgin" as used in Isa. 7:14 is H5959; and, if you trace it back further---to its primitive root---it might shed more light on how the word was understood by the translators.
Also: An invaluable KJV is Dr. Bullinger's COMPANION BIBLE with its many appendices. There's a "condensed version" online which provides some of the COMPANION's features but lacks the appendices: http://www.companionbiblecondensed.com/
You can find the appendices here---where you might find Appendix 30 and Appendix 80 of particular interest . . . also Appendix 103. http://levendwater.org/companion/index_companion.html
Hopefully, you'll find your own answer to the question you asked in your OP.
All best!