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Isaiah 44:13
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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.
The carpenter {H2796}{H6086} stretcheth out {H5186} his rule {H6957}; he marketh it out {H8388} with a line {H8279}; he fitteth {H6213} it with planes {H4741}, and he marketh it out {H8388} with the compass {H4230}, and maketh {H6213} it after the figure {H8403} of a man {H376}, according to the beauty {H8597} of a man {H120}; that it may remain {H3427} in the house {H1004}.
A carpenter takes his measurements, sketches the shape with a stylus, planes the wood, checks it with calipers, and carves it into the shape of a man; and, since it is honored like a man, of course it has to live in a house.
The woodworker extends a measuring line; he marks it out with a stylus; he shapes it with chisels and outlines it with a compass. He fashions it in the likeness of man, like man in all his glory, that it may dwell in a shrine.
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.
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