Isaiah 28:20
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Indeed, the bed is too short to stretch out on, and the blanket too small to wrap around you.

Young's Literal Translation
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.

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].

Hebrew
Indeed,
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the bed
הַמַּצָּ֖ע (ham·maṣ·ṣā‘)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4702: Couch, bed

is too short
קָצַ֥ר (qā·ṣar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 7114: To dock off, curtail, to harvest

to stretch out on,
מֵֽהִשְׂתָּרֵ֑עַ (mê·hiś·tā·rê·a‘)
Preposition-m | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 8311: To prolong, be deformed by excess of members

and the blanket
וְהַמַּסֵּכָ֥ה (wə·ham·mas·sê·ḵāh)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 4541: A pouring over, fusion of metal, a libation, league, a coverlet

too small
צָ֖רָה (ṣā·rāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 6887: To bind, tie up, be restricted, narrow, scant, or cramped

to wrap around you.
כְּהִתְכַּנֵּֽס׃ (kə·hiṯ·kan·nês)
Preposition-k | Verb - Hitpael - Infinitive construct
Strong's 3664: To collect, to enfold

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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