ישעיהו מד:יג פירוש: רש״י ואבן עזרא

The carpenter And if he comes to make it of wood, and he is a carpenter, the following is his method.

The carpenter, etc. After having mentioned the mason and smith,²⁰Ver. 9 and 12. Comp. Note 14. he speaks of the carpenter.

stretched out a line as is the custom of the carpenters, and according to the line, יְתָאֲרֵהוּ בַשֶּׂרֶד, he straightens it with a saw, which they call doloire in French. he beautifies it Heb. יְתָאֲרֵהוּ, he beautifies it.