“He that is so impoverished that he hath no oblation chooseth a tree that will not rot; he seeketh unto him a cunning workman to prepare a graven image, that shall not be moved.”
Isaiah 40:20 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Isaiah 40:2014 words
HebrewMeaning
הַֽ/מְסֻכָּ֣ןhaməsukān
the impoverished personparticleH5533
impoverish
תְּרוּמָ֔הtərwmāh
a contributionnounH8641
heave offering · oblation · offered
עֵ֥ץʿēṣ
woodnounH6086
carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
which notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִרְקַ֖בyirəqab
it will rotverbH7537
יִבְחָ֑רyibəḥār
he choosesverbH977
appoint · choose · excellent · join ···
חָרָ֤שׁḥārāš
a craftsmannounH2796
carpenter · craftsman · engraver · maker ···
חָכָם֙ḥākām
skillfuladjH2450
subtil · wise · man)
יְבַקֶּשׁyəbaqeš
he seeksverbH1245
beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···
ל֔/וֹlwō
pron
לְ/הָכִ֥יןləhākiyn
to preparepronH3559
confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···
פֶּ֖סֶלpesel
an idolnounH6459
לֹ֥אlōʾ
which notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
יִמּֽוֹטyimwōṭ
it will be shakenverbH4131
cast · be out of course · be fallen in decay · exceedingly ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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