Isaiah 28:20 Hebrew Word Analysis

0		כִּֽי	h3588
1	is shorter	קָצַ֥ר	h7114
2	For the bed	הַמַּצָּ֖ע	h4702
3	than that a man can stretch	מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ	h8311
4	himself on it and the covering	וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה	h4541
5	narrower	צָ֖רָה	h6887
6	than that he can wrap	כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃	h3664

Other Translations

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.

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.

For the bed is not long enough for a man to be stretched out on: and the cover is not wide enough for him to be covered with.

For the bed is too short to stretch oneself on, and the covering too narrow when he would wrap himself in it.

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.

For shorter hath been the bed Than to stretch one's self out in, And the covering hath been narrower Than to wrap one's self up in.