NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon For the bedmatstsa` (mats-tsaw') a couch -- bed. is shorter qatsar (kaw-tsar') to dock off, i.e. curtail (transitive or intransitive, literal or figurative); especially to harvest (grass or grain) than that a man can stretch sara` (saw-rah') to prolong, i.e. (reflex) be deformed by excess of members -- stretch out self, (have any) superfluous thing. himself on it and the covering maccekah (mas-say-kaw') a pouring over, i.e. fusion of metal (especially a cast image); by implication, a libation, i.e. league; concretely a coverlet (as if poured out) narrower tsarar (tsaw-rar') to cramp, literally or figuratively than that he can wrap kanac (kaw-nas') to collect; hence, to enfold -- gather (together), heap up, wrap self. himself in it Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible The bed is too short on which to stretch out, And the blanket is too small to wrap oneself in. King James Bible For the bed is shorter than that a man can stretch himself on it: and the covering narrower than that he can wrap himself in it. Holman Christian Standard Bible Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its cover too small to wrap up in. International Standard Version because the bed is too short to stretch out on, and its blankets too narrow to wrap around oneself! NET Bible For the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket is too narrow to wrap around oneself. GOD'S WORD® Translation The bed is too short to stretch out on. The blanket is too narrow to serve as a cover. King James 2000 Bible For the bed is shorter than a man can stretch himself upon: and the covering narrower than he can wrap himself in. Links Isaiah 28:20Isaiah 28:20 NIV Isaiah 28:20 NLT Isaiah 28:20 ESV Isaiah 28:20 NASB Isaiah 28:20 KJV |
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