Isaiah 44:13

“The craftsman of wood stretches out a line; he marks it out with a stylus; he makes it with planes, and with the compass he marks it out, and makes it like the figure of a man, like the beauty of a human being, to dwell in a house.”

Isaiah 44:13 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Isaiah 44:13, word by word

The craftsmanחָרַשׁcharash

craftsman

Craftsman: one who works stone, wood or metal.

Where else “charash” appears
of woodעֵצִיםetsim

wood

What is taken from a cut tree: firewood, board, rod or timber.

Where else “etsim” appears
stretches outנָטָהnata

stretch out

To reach out the hand, or set up a tent.

Where else “nata” appears
a lineקָוkav

measuring line

A stretched cord used to measure and mark out exactly.

Where else “kav” appears
he marks it outיְתָאֲרֵyetaare

mark out

To mark out the outline of something before carving it.

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with a stylusשֶּׂרֶדsered

stylus, marking tool

A marking tool for scoring lines on wood.

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he makes itיַעֲשֵׂyaase

make

To build or create something.

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with planesמַּקְצֻעוֹתmaktsuot

plane, chisel

A plane or chisel, a tool for shaping wood.

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and with the compassמְּחוּגָהmechuga

compass

A compass, an instrument for drawing circles.

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like the figureתַבְנִיתtavnit

figure

The image or figure that represents something, often an idol.

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of a manאִישׁish

man

An adult male person; also each man of a people, a trade or a place.

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like the beautyתִפְאֶרֶתtiferet

beauty

Beauty and splendor seen in something or someone.

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of a human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

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to dwellשֶׁבֶתshevet

dwell

To make one's home in a place.

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in a houseבָּיִתbayit

house

A building to live in, or an enclosed place to keep something or someone.

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The context

12The craftsman of iron with a tool works it over the coals, and with hammers he shapes it, and works it with his strong arm; also he is hungry, and there is no strength; he does not drink water, and he grows tired.

13 · This verse (above)

14To cut down cedars for himself, he takes a holm oak and an oak, and makes it strong for himself among the trees of the forest; he plants a pine, and the rain makes it grow.

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