New American Standard Bible 1995

Isaiah 44:12-14

12Theman shapesחָרַ֤שׁcha.RashH2796ironבַּרְזֶל֙bar.ZelH1270into a cuttingH4621toolמַֽעֲצָ֔דma.'a.TzadH4621and doesH6466his workH6466over the coalsבַּפֶּחָ֔םba.pe.ChamH6352,fashioningיִצְּרֵ֑הוּyi.tze.Re.huH3335it with hammersוּבַמַּקָּב֖וֹתu.vam.ma.ka.VotH4717and workingH6466it with his strongכֹּח֔וֹko.ChoH3581armבִּזְר֣וֹעַbiz.Ro.a'H2220.He alsoגַּם־gam-H1571getsH7456hungryרָעֵב֙ra.'EvH7456andhis strengthכֹּ֔חַKo.achH3581failsוְאֵ֣יןve.'EinH369;he drinksשָׁ֥תָהSha.tahH8354noלֹא־lo'-H3808waterמַ֖יִםMa.yimH4325and becomesH3286wearyוַיִּיעָֽף׃vai.yi.'AfH3286.

13Anothershapesחָרַ֣שׁcha.RashH2796woodעֵצִים֮'e.TzimH6086,he extendsנָ֣טָהNa.tahH5186a measuringH6957lineH6957;he outlinesיְתָאֲרֵ֣הוּye.ta.'a.Re.huH8388it with red chalkבַשֶּׂ֔רֶדva.Se.redH8279.He worksיַעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙ya.'a.Se.huH6213it with planesבַּמַּקְצֻע֔וֹתba.mak.tzu.'otH4741and outlinesיְתָאֳרֵ֑הוּye.to.'o.Re.huH8388it with a compassוּבַמְּחוּגָ֖הu.va.me.chu.GahH4230,and makesוַֽיַּעֲשֵׂ֙הוּ֙vai.ya.'a.Se.huH6213it like the formכְּתַבְנִ֣יתke.tav.NitH8403of a manאִ֔ישׁ'IshH376,like the beautyכְּתִפְאֶ֥רֶתke.tif.'E.retH8597ofmanאָדָ֖ם'a.DamH120,so that it may sitלָשֶׁ֥בֶתla.She.vetH3427in ahouseבָּֽיִת׃Ba.yitH1004.

14Surely he cutsלִכְרָת־likh.rot-H3772cedarsאֲרָזִ֔ים'a.ra.ZimH730for himself, and takesוַיִּקַּ֤חvai.yi.KachH3947acypressתִּרְזָה֙tir.ZahH8645or an oakוְאַלּ֔וֹןve.'a.LonH437andraisesוַיְאַמֶּץ־vay.'a.metz-H553itfor himself among the treesבַּעֲצֵי־ba.'a.tzei-H6086of the forestיָ֑עַרYa.'arH3293.He plantsנָטַ֥עna.Ta'H5193a firאֹ֖רֶן'O.renH766,and the rainוְגֶ֥שֶׁםve.Ge.shemH1653makesH1431it growיְגַדֵּֽל׃ye.ga.DelH1431.

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