Isaiah

Isaiah 59:5

⁵They hatch the eggs of vipers

and weave a spider’s web.

Whoever eats their eggs will die;

crack one open, and a viper is hatched.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
They hatch	בִּקֵּ֔עוּ	biq·qê·‘ū	Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural	H1234 cleave, break open or through
the eggs	בֵּיצֵ֤י	bê·ṣê	Noun - feminine plural construct	H1000 egg
of vipers	צִפְעוֹנִי֙	ṣip̄·‘ō·w·nî	Noun - masculine singular	H6848 viper, thrusting, hissing
and weave	יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּ	ye·’ĕ·rō·ḡū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H707 weave
a spider’s	עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ	‘ak·kā·ḇîš	Noun - masculine singular	H5908 spider
web	וְקוּרֵ֥י	wə·qū·rê	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct	H6980 thread, film
Whoever eats	הָאֹכֵ֤ל	hā·’ō·ḵêl	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H398 eat
their eggs	מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙	mib·bê·ṣê·hem	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; third person masculine plural	H1000 egg
will die	יָמ֔וּת	yā·mūṯ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H4191 die
crack one open	וְהַזּוּרֶ֖ה	wə·haz·zū·reh	Conjunctive waw, Article; Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - feminine singular	H2116 trodden
and a viper	אֶפְעֶֽה׃	’ep̄·‘eh	Noun - masculine singular	H660 viper
is hatched	תִּבָּקַ֥ע	tib·bā·qa‘	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H1234 cleave, break open or through

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.