Isaiah 44:13 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
The carpenter stretcheth out his rule; he marketh it out with a line; he fitteth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man; that it may remain in the house.
American Standard Version (ASV)
The carpenter stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with a pencil; he shapeth it with planes, and he marketh it out with the compasses, and shapeth it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
The woodworker is measuring out the wood with his line, marking it out with his pencil: after smoothing it with his plane, and making circles on it with his instrument, he gives it the form and glory of a man, so that it may be placed in the house.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
The worker in wood stretcheth out a line; he marketh it out with red chalk; he formeth it with sharp tools, and he marketh it out with the compass, and maketh it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of man: that it may remain in the house.
World English Bible (WEB)
The carpenter stretches out a line; he marks it out with a pencil; he shapes it with planes, and he marks it out with the compasses, and shapes it after the figure of a man, according to the beauty of a man, to dwell in a house.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
He hath wrought `with' wood, He hath stretched out a rule, He doth mark it out with a line, He maketh it with carving tools, And with a compass he marketh it out, And maketh it according to the form of a man, According to the beauty of a man, To remain in the house.
| The carpenter | חָרַ֣שׁ | ḥāraš | ha-RAHSH |
| עֵצִים֮ | ʿēṣîm | ay-TSEEM | |
| stretcheth out | נָ֣טָה | nāṭâ | NA-ta |
| rule; his | קָו֒ | qāw | kahv |
| he marketh it out | יְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּ | yĕtāʾărēhû | yeh-ta-uh-RAY-hoo |
| line; a with | בַשֶּׂ֔רֶד | baśśered | va-SEH-red |
| he fitteth | יַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ | yaʿăśēhû | ya-uh-SAY-HOO |
| it with planes, | בַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹת | bammaqṣuʿôt | ba-mahk-tsoo-OTE |
| out it marketh he and | וּבַמְּחוּגָ֖ה | ûbammĕḥûgâ | oo-va-meh-hoo-ɡA |
| compass, the with | יְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּ | yĕtāʾŏrēhû | yeh-ta-oh-RAY-hoo |
| and maketh | וַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ | wayyaʿăśēhû | va-ya-uh-SAY-HOO |
| figure the after it | כְּתַבְנִ֣ית | kĕtabnît | keh-tahv-NEET |
| of a man, | אִ֔ישׁ | ʾîš | eesh |
| beauty the to according | כְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶת | kĕtipʾeret | keh-teef-EH-ret |
| of a man; | אָדָ֖ם | ʾādām | ah-DAHM |
| remain may it that | לָשֶׁ֥בֶת | lāšebet | la-SHEH-vet |
| in the house. | בָּֽיִת׃ | bāyit | BA-yeet |