Psalms

Psalm 7:13–16

¹³He has prepared His deadly weapons;

He ordains His arrows with fire.

¹⁴Behold, the wicked man travails with evil;

he conceives trouble and births falsehood.

¹⁵He has dug a hole and hollowed it out;

he has fallen into a pit of his own making.

¹⁶His trouble recoils on himself,

and his violence falls on his own head.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has prepared	הֵכִ֣ין	hê·ḵîn	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3559 be firm
His deadly	מָ֑וֶת	mā·weṯ	Noun - masculine singular	H4194 death
weapons	כְּלֵי־	kə·lê-	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3627 article, utensil, vessel
He ordains	יִפְעָֽל׃	yip̄·‘āl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6466 do, make
His arrows	חִ֝צָּ֗יו	ḥiṣ·ṣāw	Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular	H2671 arrow
with fire	לְֽדֹלְקִ֥ים	lə·ḏō·lə·qîm	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural	H1814 burn

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Behold	הִנֵּ֥ה	hin·nêh	Interjection	H2009 lo! behold!
travails	יְחַבֶּל־	yə·ḥab·bel-	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2254 bind, pledge
with evil	אָ֑וֶן	’ā·wen	Noun - masculine singular	H205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
he conceives	וְהָרָ֥ה	wə·hā·rāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H2029 conceive, become pregnant
trouble	עָ֝מָ֗ל	‘ā·māl	Noun - masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and births	וְיָ֣לַד	wə·yā·laḏ	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H3205 bear, bring forth, beget
falsehood	שָֽׁקֶר׃	šā·qer	Noun - masculine singular	H8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
He has dug	כָּ֭רָֽה	kā·rāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3738 dig
a hole	בּ֣וֹר	bō·wr	Noun - masculine singular	H953 pit, cistern, well
and hollowed it out	וַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּ	way·yaḥ·pə·rê·hū	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H2658 dig, search for
he has fallen	וַ֝יִּפֹּ֗ל	way·yip·pōl	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5307 fall, lie
into a pit	בְּשַׁ֣חַת	bə·ša·ḥaṯ	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H7845 pit
of his own making	יִפְעָֽל׃	yip̄·‘āl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6466 do, make

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
His trouble	עֲמָל֣וֹ	‘ă·mā·lōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
recoils	יָשׁ֣וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
on himself	בְרֹאשׁ֑וֹ	ḇə·rō·šōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H7218 head
and his violence	חֲמָס֥וֹ	ḥă·mā·sōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H2555 violence, wrong
falls	יֵרֵֽד׃	yê·rêḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3381 come or go down, descend
on	וְעַ֥ל	wə·‘al	Conjunctive waw; Preposition	H5921 height
his own head	קָ֝דְקֳד֗וֹ	qā·ḏə·qo·ḏōw	Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H6936 head, crown of head