Isaiah 40:19
To an idol that a craftsman casts and a metalworker overlays with gold and fits with silver chains?
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ASV
The image, a workman hath cast it, and the goldsmith overlayeth it with gold, and casteth for it silver chains.
KJV
The workman melteth a graven image, and the goldsmith spreadeth it over with gold, and casteth silver chains.
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Commentary
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ | ha.Pe.sel | the idol | H6459 → |
| נָסַ֣ךְ | na.Sakh | he has cast | H5258 → |
| חָרָ֔שׁ | cha.Rash | a craftsman | H2796 → |
| וְצֹרֵ֖ף | ve.tzo.Ref | and a metalsmith | H6884 → |
| בַּזָּהָ֣ב | ba.za.Hav | with <the> gold | H2091 → |
| יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ | ye.rak.ke.'E.nu | he will overlay it | H7554 → |
| וּרְתֻק֥וֹת | u.re.tu.Kot | and chains of | H7577 → |
| כֶּ֖סֶף | Ke.sef | silver | H3701 → |
| צוֹרֵֽף׃ | tzo.Ref | [is] refining | H6884 → |
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