"... let us look at the translator’s addition of ἀγαθοῦ ἢ κακοῦ in Isaiah 7:16 ... [scholars] have seen a possible link between this and the texts of LXX Deuteronomy 1:39; Numbers 14:23; 32:11. In addition to these texts, de Sousa has also discussed another possible link (1QSa 1:8–11) that was overlooked by his predecessors. He argues (with reference to the latter possible connection) that “there is enough evidence that the choice between ‘good and evil’ is a strong and widespread motif in early Judaism, and it could have made its way into the Isaiah translation and contributed to a reading that deviates from the original.” ...in the LXX the focus is on the child’s unique devotion to τὸ ἀγαθόν; thus showing that the translator’s interest was “in safeguarding the character of the child.” Syntactically, this emphasis on the child’s rejection of evil and choice of ‘the good’ is clearly displayed in the translator’s use of the phrase γνῶναι ἀγαθὸν ἢ κακόν as to offer an “explanation for why the child will select the good without even knowing about evil”. It should be observed that the promise of the desolation of the enemies’ land (in verses 16–17) is found after the announcement of the birth of Immanuel and the understanding of his characteristics ..."