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The carved image?הַפֶּסֶלA craftsmanחָרָשׁcasts it,נָסַךְand a goldsmithוְצֹרֵףoverlays itיְרַקְּעֶנּוּwith gold,בַּזָּהָבand chainsוּרְתֻקוֹתof silverכֶּסֶףthe goldsmith casts.צוֹרֵף
Isaiah 40:19
Study it in the app“The carved image? A craftsman casts it, and a goldsmith overlays it with gold, and chains of silver the goldsmith casts.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Isaiah 40:19, word by word
- The carved imageפֶּסֶלpesel
carved image
Carved image: a figure of a god made of wood or stone.
Where else “pesel” appears- A craftsmanחָרָשׁcharash
craftsman
Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.
Where else “charash” appears- casts itנָסַךְnasach
cast
To melt metal to make an idol.
Where else “nasach” appears- and a goldsmithצֹרֵףtsoref
smelt
To melt metal in fire to remove its dross; also, the one who works silver or gold.
Where else “tsoref” appears- overlays itיְרַקְּעֶyerake
beat out
To pound metal until thin.
Where else “yerake” appears- with goldזָּהָבzahav
gold
Gold.
Where else “zahav” appears- and chainsרְתֻקוֹתretukot
chain
A chain, a small chain.
Where else “retukot” appears- of silverכֶּסֶףkesef
silver
A white, valuable metal, the one most used after gold.
Where else “kesef” appears
The context
18And to whom will you liken El, and what likeness will you set beside him?
19 · This verse (above)
20The one too poor for a contribution chooses wood that will not rot; he seeks for himself a skilled craftsman to make firm a carved image that will not totter.