Isaiah 40:20
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5533 [e]הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן
ham-suk-kān
Whoever [is] too impoverishedArt | V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms
8641 [e]תְּרוּמָ֔ה
tə-rū-māh,
for [such] a contributionN-fs
6086 [e]עֵ֥ץ
‘êṣ
a treeN-ms
3808 [e]לֹֽא־
lō-
notAdv-NegPrt
7537 [e]יִרְקַ֖ב
yir-qaḇ
[that] will rotV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
977 [e]יִבְחָ֑ר
yiḇ-ḥār;
ChoosesV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
2796 [e]חָרָ֤שׁ
ḥā-rāš
a workmanN-ms
2450 [e]חָכָם֙
ḥā-ḵām
skillfulAdj-ms
1245 [e]יְבַקֶּשׁ־
yə-ḇaq-qeš-
He seeksV-Piel-Imperf-3ms
  ל֔וֹ
lōw,
for himselfPrep | 3ms
3559 [e]לְהָכִ֥ין
lə-hā-ḵîn
to preparePrep-l | V-Hifil-Inf
6459 [e]פֶּ֖סֶל
pe-sel
a carved imageN-ms
3808 [e]לֹ֥א
[that] notAdv-NegPrt
4131 [e]יִמּֽוֹט׃
yim-mō-wṭ.
will totterV-Nifal-Imperf-3ms





















Hebrew Texts
ישעה 40:20 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
הַֽמְסֻכָּ֣ן תְּרוּמָ֔ה עֵ֥ץ לֹֽא־יִרְקַ֖ב יִבְחָ֑ר חָרָ֤שׁ חָכָם֙ יְבַקֶּשׁ־לֹ֔ו לְהָכִ֥ין פֶּ֖סֶל לֹ֥א יִמֹּֽוט׃

ישעה 40:20 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
המסכן תרומה עץ לא־ירקב יבחר חרש חכם יבקש־לו להכין פסל לא ימוט׃

ישעה 40:20 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
המסכן תרומה עץ לא־ירקב יבחר חרש חכם יבקש־לו להכין פסל לא ימוט׃

ישעה 40:20 Hebrew Bible
המסכן תרומה עץ לא ירקב יבחר חרש חכם יבקש לו להכין פסל לא ימוט׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
He who is too impoverished for such an offering Selects a tree that does not rot; He seeks out for himself a skillful craftsman To prepare an idol that will not totter.

King James Bible
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.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
To one who shapes a pedestal, choosing wood that does not rot? He looks for a skilled craftsman to set up an idol that will not fall over.
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