Commentary for Isaiah 40:19
הַפֶּ֙סֶל֙ נָסַ֣ךְ חָרָ֔שׁ וְצֹרֵ֖ף בַּזָּהָ֣ב יְרַקְּעֶ֑נּוּ וּרְתֻק֥וֹת כֶּ֖סֶף צוֹרֵֽף׃
The image perchance, which the craftsman hath melted, And the goldsmith spread over with gold, The silversmith casting silver chains?
Rashi on Isaiah
melted Heb. נָסַךְ, an expression of melting (מַסֵּכָה).
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Ibn Ezra on Isaiah
הפסלּ The image,44A. V., A graven image. which is cut of stone or wood.
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Rashi on Isaiah
the craftsman has melted The ironsmith has cast it from iron or from copper, and then the goldsmith plates it with plates of gold and covers it from above.
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