King James Version

Job 18:8

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon a snare.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…שֻׁלַּ֣חshulachsendשָׁלַחverb, pual, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “send”, a completed actionH7971to send away, for, or out (in a great variety of applications)[idiom] any wise, appoint, bring (on the way), cast (away, out), conduct, [idiom] earnestly, forsake, give (up), grow long, lay, leave, let depart (down, go, loose), push away, put (away, forth, in, out), reach forth, send (away, forth, ou…בְּרֶ֣שֶׁתbereshetin netרֶשֶׁתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “in net”, the ordinary formH7568a net (as catching animals)net(-work).בְּרַגְלָ֑יוberaglayvin footרֶגֶלpreposition, noun, common, feminine, dual, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in foot”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH7272a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda[idiom] be able to endure, [idiom] according as, [idiom] after, [idiom] coming, [idiom] follow, (broken-)foot(-ed, -stool), [idiom] great toe, [idiom] haunt, [idiom] journey, leg, [phrase] piss, [phrase] possession, time.וְעַלvealand aboveעַלconjunction, preposition — “and above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…שְׂ֝בָכָ֗הsevakhahsnareשְׂבָכָהnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “snare”, the ordinary formH7639a net-work, i.e. (in hunting) a snare, (in architecture) a ballustrade; also a reticulated ornament to apillarchecker, lattice, network, snare, wreath(-enwork).יִתְהַלָּֽךְyithalakhewalkהָלַךְverb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “walk”, an unfinished actionH1980to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)(all) along, apace, behave (self), come, (on) continually, be conversant, depart, [phrase] be eased, enter, exercise (self), [phrase] follow, forth, forward, get, go (about, abroad, along, away, forward, on, out, up and down), [phrase] gre…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon the toils.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, And he walketh upon the toils.

Young’s Literal Translation

For he is sent into a net by his own feet, And on a snare he doth walk habitually.

World English Bible

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he wanders into its mesh.

Darby Translation

For he is sent into the net by his own feet, and he walketh on the meshes;

Douay-Rheims

For he hath thrust his feet into a net, and walketh in its meshes.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For he is cast into a net by his own feet, and he walketh upon the toils.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

His foot also has been caught in a snare, and let it be entangled in a net.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐμβέβληται δὲ ὁ ποῦς αὐτοῦ ἐν παγίδι, ἐν δικτύῳ ἑλιχθείη.