Isaiah 40:20 — King James Version← Study notes

“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

endangerparticleH5533

impoverish

תְּרוּמָ֔הtərwmāh

giftnounH8641

heave offering · oblation · offered

עֵ֥ץʿēṣ

gallowsnounH6086

carpenter · helve · pine · plank ···

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִרְקַ֖בyirəqab

rotverbH7537

יִבְחָ֑רyibəḥār

acceptableverbH977

appoint · choose · excellent · join ···

חָרָ֤שׁḥārāš

artificernounH2796

carpenter · craftsman · engraver · maker ···

חָכָם֙ḥākām

cunningadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

יְבַקֶּשׁyəbaqeš

askverbH1245

beg · beseech · desire · enquire ···

ל֔/וֹlwō

pron

לְ/הָכִ֥יןləhākiyn

certainpronH3559

confirm · direct · faithfulness · fashion ···

פֶּ֖סֶלpesel

carved imagenounH6459

לֹ֥אlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִמּֽוֹטyimwōṭ

be carriedverbH4131

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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