Isaiah 44:13 Go deeper
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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. (KJV)
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חָרַ֣שׁcha.Rasha craftsman of
Lemma: חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים (cha.rash) · Strong's: H2796
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)
Meaning: artificer
Used 37 times. Also: Exodus 28:11, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 38:23, Deuteronomy 27:15, 1 Samuel 13:19, 2 Samuel 5:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H2796; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 1
עֵצִים֮'e.Tzimwood<s>
Lemma: עֵץ (ets) · Strong's: H6086K
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)
Meaning: tree: carpenter
Used 4 times. Also: 2 Samuel 5:11, 2 Kings 12:11, 1 Chronicles 22:15 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6086K; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 2
נָ֣טָהNa.tahhe stretches out
Lemma: נָטָה (na.tah) · Strong's: H5186
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)
Meaning: to stretch
Used 212 times. Also: Genesis 12:8, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 26:25, Genesis 33:19, Genesis 35:21, Genesis 38:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H5186; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 3
קָו֒kava measuring-line
Lemma: קַו (qav) · Strong's: H6957B
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: line
Used 10 times. Also: 2 Kings 21:13, 2 Chronicles 4:2, Job 38:5, Psalms 19:4, Isaiah 28:17, Isaiah 34:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6957B; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 4
יְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huhe outlines it
Lemma: תָּאַר (ta.ar) · Strong's: H8388B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to delimit
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8388B; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 5
בַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redwith <the> marker
Lemma: שֶׂ֫רֶד (se.red) · Strong's: H8279
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: stylus
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8279; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 6
יַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huhe works it
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 7
בַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otwith <the> scraping tools
Lemma: מַקְצֻעָה (maq.tsu.ah) · Strong's: H4741
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Plural · Absolute (HNcfpa)
Meaning: plane
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4741; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 8
וּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.Gahand with <the> compass
Lemma: מְחוּגָה (me.chu.gah) · Strong's: H4230
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)
Meaning: compass
Used 1 time. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H4230; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 9
יְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huhe outlines it
Lemma: תָּאַר (ta.ar) · Strong's: H8388B
Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVpi3ms)
Meaning: to delimit
Used 2 times. All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8388B; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 10
וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huand he made it
Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213H
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqw3ms)
Meaning: to make
Used 736 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H6213H; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 11
כְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.Nitlike [the] form of
Lemma: תַּבְנִית (tav.nit) · Strong's: H8403
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: pattern
Used 20 times. Also: Exodus 25:9, Exodus 25:40, Deuteronomy 4:16, Deuteronomy 4:17, Deuteronomy 4:18, Joshua 22:28 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8403; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 12
אִ֔ישׁ'Isha man
Lemma: אִישׁ (ish) · Strong's: H0376G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 1047 times. Also: Genesis 2:23, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:2 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0376G; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 13
כְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retlike [the] beauty of
Lemma: תִּפְאָרָה (tiph.a.rah) · Strong's: H8597
Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)
Meaning: beauty
Used 51 times. Also: Exodus 28:2, Exodus 28:40, Deuteronomy 26:19, Judges 4:9, 1 Chronicles 22:5, 1 Chronicles 29:11 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H8597; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 14
אָדָ֖ם'a.Dama man
Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: man
Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 15
לָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetto dwell
Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427
Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)
Meaning: to dwell
Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 16
בָּֽיִת\׃Ba.yita house
Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q
Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)
Meaning: house: temple
Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →
Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Isaiah 44:13 word 17
How the BSB renders it
Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.
| The woodworker | → | חָרָשׁ, חֲרָשִׁים H2796 artificer |
| . . . | → | עֵץ H6086K tree: carpenter |
| extends | → | נָטָה H5186 to stretch |
| a measuring line | → | קַו H6957B line |
| he marks it out | → | תָּאַר H8388B to delimit |
| with a stylus | → | שֶׂ֫רֶד H8279 stylus |
| he shapes | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| it with chisels | → | מַקְצֻעָה H4741 plane |
| and outlines | → | תָּאַר H8388B to delimit |
| it with a compass | → | מְחוּגָה H4230 compass |
| He fashions it | → | עָשָׂה H6213H to make |
| in the likeness | → | תַּבְנִית H8403 pattern |
| of man | → | אִישׁ H0376G man |
| like man | → | אָדָם H0120G man |
| in all his glory | → | תִּפְאָרָה H8597 beauty |
| that it may dwell | → | יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell |
| in a shrine | → | בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple |
King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source
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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