Isaiah 41:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsIsaiah 41:7 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וַיְחַזֵּ֤ק
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
חָרָשׁ֙
chârâsh
H2796
craftsman
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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צֹרֵ֔ף
tsâraph
H6884
to refine
מַחֲלִ֥יק
châlaq
H2505
to divide
פַּטִּ֖ישׁ
paṭṭîysh
H6360
hammer
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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ה֣וֹלֶם
hâlam
H1986
to strike
פָּ֑עַם
paʻam
H6471
time
אֹמֵ֤ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
לַדֶּ֨בֶק֙
debeq
H1694
joint
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
ה֔וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
וַיְחַזְּקֵ֥הוּ
châzaq
H2388
to strengthen
בְמַסְמְרִ֖ים
maçmêr
H4548
nail
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמּֽוֹט
môwṭ
H4131
to totter
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World English Bible Public Domain
So the carpenter encourages the goldsmith, [and] he who smoothes with the hammer him who strikes the anvil, saying of the soldering, It is good; and he fastens it with nails, that is should not be moved.
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King James Version Public Domain
So the carpenter encouraged the goldsmith, and he that smootheth with the hammer him that smote the anvil, saying, It is ready for the sodering: and he fastened it with nails, that it should not be moved.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And the craftsman strengthens the metalworker, the one smoothing a hammer, the one striking the anvil, saying about the soldering, “It good.” And they strengthen it with nails, that it may not be moved. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).