King James Version

Isaiah 59:5

They hatch cockatrice’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

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בֵּיצֵ֤יbeytseeggבֵּיצָהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “egg”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1000an egg (from its whiteness)egg.צִפְעוֹנִי֙tsifoniadderצֶפַעnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “adder”, the ordinary formH6848a viper (as thrusting out the tongue, i.e. hissing)adder, cockatrice.בִּקֵּ֔עוּbiqevbreak forthבָּקַעverb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “break forth”, a completed actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.וְקוּרֵ֥יvequreand webקוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “and web”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6980(only plural) trenches, i.e. a web (as if so formed)web.עַכָּבִ֖ישׁakavishspiderעַכָּבִישׁnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “spider”, the ordinary formH5908a spider (as weaving a network)spider.יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּyeerogvweaverאָרַגverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “weaver”, an unfinished actionH707to plait or weaveweaver(-r).הָאֹכֵ֤לhaokhelthe eatאָכַלdefinite article, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “the eat”, a verb used as a describing wordH398to eat (literally or figuratively)[idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mibeytseyhemfrom eggבֵּיצָהpreposition, noun, common, feminine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “from egg”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1000an egg (from its whiteness)egg.יָמ֔וּתyamutdieמוּתverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “die”, an unfinished actionH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…וְהַזּוּרֶ֖הvehazurehand the that which is crushedזוּרֶהconjunction, definite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “and the that which is crushed”, a verb used as a describing wordH2116trodden onthat which is crushed.תִּבָּקַ֥עtibaqabreak forthבָּקַעverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “break forth”, an unfinished actionH1234to cleave; generally, to rend, break, rip or openmake a breach, break forth (into, out, in pieces, through, up), be ready to burst, cleave (asunder), cut out, divide, hatch, rend (asunder), rip up, tear, win.אֶפְעֶֽהefehviperאֶפְעֶהnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “viper”, the ordinary formH660an asp or other venomous serpentviper.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They hatch adders’ eggs, and weave the spider’s web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth; and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

Young’s Literal Translation

Eggs of a viper they have hatched, And webs of a spider they weave, Whoso is eating their eggs doth die, And the crushed hatcheth a viper.

World English Bible

They hatch adders’ eggs and weave the spider’s web. He who eats of their eggs dies; and that which is crushed breaks out into a viper.

Darby Translation

They hatch serpents' eggs, and weave the spider's web: he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

Douay-Rheims

They have broken the eggs of asps, and have woven the webs of spiders: he that shall eat of their eggs, shall die: and that which is brought out, shall be hatched into a basilisk.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They hatch basilisks' eggs, and weave the spider's web; he that eateth of their eggs dieth, and that which is crushed breaketh out into a viper.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have hatched asps' eggs, and weave a spider's web: and he that is going to eat of their eggs, having crushed an addled egg, has found also in it a basilisk.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὠὰ ἀσπίδων ἔῤῥηξαν, καὶ ἱστὸν ἀράχνης ὑφαίνουσι, καὶ ὁ μέλλων τῶν ὠῶν αὐτῶν φαγεῖν, συντρίψας οὔριον, εὗρε καὶ ἐν αὐτῷ βασιλίσκου.