Isaiah 28:20
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 20 | For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. | Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you. | For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it; and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| for | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| it is [too] short | קָצַ֥ר | ka-TZAR | H7114A | be shortקָצֵר (qa.tser) 1) to be short, be impatient, be vexed, be grieved 1a) (Qal) to be short 1b) (Piel) to shorten 1c) (Hiphil) to shorten |
| the bed | הַמַּצָּ֖ע | ha-ma-TZA' | H4702 | bedמַצָּע (mats.tsa) couch, bed |
| for stretching oneself | מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ | me-his-ta-RE-a' | H8311 | to extendשָׂרַע (sa.ra) 1) to extend, stretch out 1a) (Qal) extended (participle) 1b) (Hithpael) to stretch oneself |
| and the blanket | וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה | ve-ham-ma-se-KHAH | H4541B | veilמַסֵּכָה (mas.se.khah) web, covering, veil, woven stuff |
| it is narrow | צָ֖רָה | TZA-rah | H6887B | to constrainצָרַר (tsa.rar) 1) to bind, be narrow, be in distress, make narrow, cause distress, besiege, be straitened, be bound 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to bind, tie up, shut up 1a2) to be scant, be cramped, be in straits 1b) (Pual) to be bound, be tied up 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to make narrow for, cause distress to, press hard upon |
| when wraps oneself up | כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ | ke-hit-ka-NES | H3664 | to gatherכָּנַס (ka.nas) 1) to gather, collect, wrap 1a) (Qal) to gather 1b) (Piel) to gather 1c) (Hithpael) to gather together, wrap oneself up Aramaic equivalent: ka.nash (כְּנַשׁ "to gather" H3673) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.