Isaiah 44:13
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 13 | The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house. | The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine. | The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| a craftsman of | חָרַ֣שׁ | cha-RASH | H2796 | artificerחָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים (cha.rash) 1) craftsman, artisan, engraver, graver, artificer 1a) graver, artificer 1b) skilful to destroy (warriors) (fig.) |
| woods | עֵצִים֮ | 'e-TZIM | H6086K | tree: woodעֵץ (ets) : wood 1) tree, wood, timber, stock, plank, stalk, stick, gallows 1a) tree, trees 1b) wood, pieces of wood, gallows, firewood, cedar-wood, woody flax |
| he stretches out | נָ֣טָה | NA-tah | H5186 | to stretchנָטָה (na.tah) 1) to stretch out, extend, spread out, pitch, turn, pervert, incline, bend, bow 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to stretch out, extend, stretch, offer 1a2) to spread out, pitch (tent) 1a3) to bend, turn, incline 1a3a) to turn aside, incline, decline, bend down 1a3b) to bend, bow 1a3c) to hold out, extend (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) to be stretched out 1c) (Hiphil) 1c1) to stretch out 1c2) to spread out 1c3) to turn, incline, influence, bend down, hold out, extend, thrust aside, thrust away |
| a measuring-line | קָו֒ | kav | H6957B | lineקַו (qav) 1) cord, line, measuring-line 1a) cord 1b) measuring-line |
| he outlines it | יְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּ | ye-ta-'a-RE-hu | H8388B | to delimitתָּאַר (ta.ar) (Piel) to draw in outline, trace out |
| with the marker | בַשֶּׂ֔רֶד | va-SE-red | H8279 | stylusשֶׂ֫רֶד (se.red) 1) stylus, a line, marker 1a) a marking tool for wood |
| he works it | יַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ | ya-'a-SE-hu | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| with the scraping tools | בַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹת | ba-mak-tzu-'ot | H4741 | planeמַקְצֻעָה (maq.tsu.ah) scraping tool (used in fashioning idols) |
| and with the compass | וּבַמְּחוּגָ֖ה | u-va-me-chu-GAH | H4230 | compassמְחוּגָה (me.chu.gah) circle-instrument, compass |
| he outlines it | יְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּ | ye-to-'o-RE-hu | H8388B | to delimitתָּאַר (ta.ar) (Piel) to draw in outline, trace out |
| and he made it | וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ | vai-ya-'a-SE-hu | H6213H | to makeעֲבַד (a.vad) 1) to make, do 1a)(P'al) 1a1) to make, create 1a2) to do, perform 1b) (Ithp'al) 1b1) to be made into 1b2) to be done, be wrought, be performed, be executed, be carried out |
| like [the] form of | כְּתַבְנִ֣ית | ke-tav-NIT | H8403 | patternתַּבְנִית (tav.nit) 1) pattern, plan, form, construction, figure 1a) construction, structure 1a1) meaning uncertain 1b) pattern 1c) figure, image (of idols) |
| a man | אִ֔ישׁ | 'Ish | H0376G | manאִישׁ (ish) : man 1) man 1a) man, male (in contrast to woman, female) 1b) husband 1c) human being, person (in contrast to God) 1d) servant 1e) mankind 1f) champion 1g) great man 2) whosoever 3) each (adjective) |
| like [the] beauty of | כְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶת | ke-tif-'E-ret | H8597 | beautyתִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) 1) beauty, splendour, glory 1a) beauty, finery (of garments, jewels) 1b) glory 1b1) of rank, renown 1b2) as attribute of God 1c) honour (or nation Israel) 1d) glorying, boasting (of individual) |
| a man | אָדָ֖ם | 'a-DAM | H0120G | manאָדָם (a.dam) 1) man, mankind 1a) man, human being 1b) man, mankind (much more frequently intended sense in OT) 1c) Adam, first man 1d) city in Jordan valley |
| to dwell | לָשֶׁ֥בֶת | la-SHE-vet | H3427 | to dwellיָשַׁב (ya.shav) 1) to dwell, remain, sit, abide 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to sit, sit down 1a2) to be set 1a3) to remain, stay 1a4) to dwell, have one's abode 1b) (Niphal) to be inhabited 1c) (Piel) to set, place 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to sit 1d2) to cause to abide, set 1d3) to cause to dwell 1d4) to cause (cities) to be inhabited 1d5) to marry (give an dwelling to) 1e) (Hophal) 1e1) to be inhabited 1e2) to make to dwell Aramaic equivalent: ye.tiv (יְתִב "to dwell" H3488) |
| a house | בָּֽיִת׃ | BA-yit | H1004Q | No entry |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.