Psalms
Psalm 7:15
15He has dug a hole and hollowed it out;
he has fallen into a pit of his own making.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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.