Isaiah

Isaiah 44:13

¹³The woodworker extends a measuring line;

he marks it out with a stylus;

he shapes it with chisels

and outlines it with a compass.

He fashions it in the likeness of man,

like man in all his glory,

that it may dwell in a shrine.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The woodworker	חָרַ֣שׁ	ḥā·raš	Noun - masculine singular construct	H2796 graver, artificer
extends	נָ֣טָה	nā·ṭāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5186 stretch out, spread out, extend, incline, bend
a measuring line	קָו֒	qāw	Noun - masculine singular	H6957 line
he marks it out	יְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּ	yə·ṯā·’ă·rê·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H8388 incline
with a stylus	בַשֶּׂ֔רֶד	ḇaś·śe·reḏ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H8279 scribing-awl, pricking
he shapes	יַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙	ya·‘ă·śê·hū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
it with chisels	בַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹת	bam·maq·ṣu·‘ō·wṯ	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine plural	H4741 scraping tool
and outlines	יְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּ	yə·ṯā·’o·rê·hū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H8388 incline
it with a compass	וּבַמְּחוּגָ֖ה	ū·ḇam·mə·ḥū·ḡāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular	H4230 circle-instrument, compass
He fashions it	וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙	way·ya·‘ă·śê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
in the likeness	כְּתַבְנִ֣ית	kə·ṯaḇ·nîṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8403 construction, pattern, figure
of man	אִ֔ישׁ	’îš	Noun - masculine singular	H376 man
like man	אָדָ֖ם	’ā·ḏām	Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
in all his glory	כְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶת	kə·ṯip̄·’e·reṯ	Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular construct	H8597 beauty, glory
that it may dwell	לָשֶׁ֥בֶת	lā·še·ḇeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3427 sit, remain, dwell
in a shrine	בָּֽיִת׃	bā·yiṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H1004 house

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Judges 17:4–5 · Psalm 115:5–7 · Romans 1:23 · Acts 17:29 · Deuteronomy 4:16–18

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.