Isaiah 28:20 Go deeper

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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 . (KJV)

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כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 1

קָצַ֥רka.Tzarit is [too] short

Lemma: קָצֵר (qa.tser) · Strong's: H7114A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: be short

Used 15 times. Also: Numbers 11:23, Numbers 21:4, Judges 10:16, Judges 16:16, Job 21:4, Psalms 89:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7114A; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 2

הַמַּצָּ֖עha.ma.Tza'the bed

Lemma: מַצָּע (mats.tsa) · Strong's: H4702

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: bed

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4702; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 3

מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַme.his.ta.Re.a'for stretching oneself

Lemma: שָׂרַע (sa.ra) · Strong's: H8311

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to extend

Used 3 times. Also: Leviticus 21:18, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8311; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 4

וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥הve.ham.ma.se.Khahand the blanket

Lemma: מַסֵּכָה (mas.se.khah) · Strong's: H4541B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: veil

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 25:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4541B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 5

צָ֖רָהTza.rahit is narrow

Lemma: צָרַר (tsa.rar) · Strong's: H6887B

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to constrain

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 12:34, Deuteronomy 28:52, Joshua 9:4, 1 Samuel 25:29, 1 Samuel 28:15, 2 Samuel 1:26 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6887B; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 6

כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס\׃ke.hit.ka.Neswhen wraps oneself up

Lemma: כָּנַס (ka.nas) · Strong's: H3664

Parsing: Verb · Hithpael (hence Action · Reflexive/iterative) · Infinitive · Construct (HVtcc)

Meaning: to gather

Used 11 times. Also: 1 Chronicles 22:2, Nehemiah 12:44, Esther 4:16, Psalms 33:7, Psalms 147:2, Ecclesiastes 2:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3664; TAHOT Isaiah 28:20 word 7

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Indeed	→	כִּי H3588A for
the bed	→	מַצָּע H4702 bed
is too short	→	קָצֵר H7114A be short
to stretch out on	→	שָׂרַע H8311 to extend
and the blanket	→	מַסֵּכָה H4541B veil
too small	→	צָרַר H6887B to constrain
to wrap around you	→	כָּנַס H3664 to gather

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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