Psalms

Psalm 7:14–15

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.

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Psalm 7:14

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
Beholdהִנֵּ֥הhin·nêhInterjectionH2009 lo! behold!
travailsיְחַבֶּל־yə·ḥab·bel-Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH2254 bind, pledge
with evilאָ֑וֶן’ā·wenNoun - masculine singularH205 trouble, sorrow, wickedness
he conceivesוְהָרָ֥הwə·hā·rāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH2029 conceive, become pregnant
troubleעָ֝מָ֗ל‘ā·mālNoun - masculine singularH5999 trouble, labour, toil
and birthsוְיָ֣לַדwə·yā·laḏConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH3205 bear, bring forth, beget
falsehoodשָֽׁקֶר׃šā·qerNoun - masculine singularH8267 deception, disappointment, falsehood

Psalm 7:15

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
He has dugכָּ֭רָֽהkā·rāhVerb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singularH3738 dig
a holeבּ֣וֹרbō·wrNoun - masculine singularH953 pit, cistern, well
and hollowed it outוַֽיַּחְפְּרֵ֑הוּway·yaḥ·pə·rê·hūConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singularH2658 dig, search for
he has fallenוַ֝יִּפֹּ֗לway·yip·pōlConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person masculine singularH5307 fall, lie
into a pitבְּשַׁ֣חַתbə·ša·ḥaṯPreposition-b; Noun - feminine singularH7845 pit
of his own makingיִפְעָֽל׃yip̄·‘ālVerb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH6466 do, make

Cross-references

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Psalm 7:14 Job 15:35 · James 1:15 · Isaiah 33:11 · Job 15:20 · Isaiah 59:4–5

Psalm 7:15 Job 4:8 · Psalm 141:10 · Proverbs 26:27 · Ecclesiastes 10:8–9 · Psalm 35:7–8 · Psalm 10:2 · Psalm 57:6 · Psalm 9:15–16 · Proverbs 5:22 · Esther 7:10 · Jeremiah 18:20 · Psalm 140:9–10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.