Isaiah

Isaiah 40:19

¹⁹To an idol that a craftsman casts

and a metalworker overlays with gold

and fits with silver chains?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
To an idol	הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙	hap·pe·sel	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6459 idol, image
that a craftsman	חָרָ֔שׁ	ḥā·rāš	Noun - masculine singular	H2796 graver, artificer
casts	נָסַ֣ךְ	nā·saḵ	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5258 pour out
and a metalworker	וְצֹרֵ֖ף	wə·ṣō·rêp̄	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
overlays	יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ	yə·raq·qə·‘en·nū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H7554 beat, stamp, beat out, spread out
with gold	בַּזָּהָ֣ב	baz·zā·hāḇ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H2091 gold
and fits with	צוֹרֵֽף׃	ṣō·w·rêp̄	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H6884 smelt, refine, test
silver	כֶּ֖סֶף	ke·sep̄	Noun - masculine singular	H3701 silver, money
chains	וּרְתֻק֥וֹת	ū·rə·ṯu·qō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural construct	H7577 chain (?)

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.