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כֹּֽרֶהkorehdigכָּרָהverb, qal, participle, absolute — “dig”, a verb used as a describing wordH3738properly, to dig; figuratively, to plot; generally, to bore or opendig, [idiom] make (a banquet), open.שַּׁ֭חַתshachatdestructionשַׁחַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “destruction”, the ordinary formH7845a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destructioncorruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit.בָּ֣הּbahinבָּ֣הּpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “in”inיִפֹּ֑לyipolfallנָפַלverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “fall”, an unfinished actionH5307to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for H6419 (פָּלַל…וְגֹ֥לֵ֥לvegoleland rollגָּלַלconjunction, verb, qal, participle, absolute — “and roll”, a verb used as a describing wordH1556to roll (literally or figuratively)commit, remove, roll (away, down, together), run down, seek occasion, trust, wallow.אֶ֝בֶןevenstoneאֶבֶןnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “stone”, the ordinary formH68a stone[phrase] carbuncle, [phrase] mason, [phrase] plummet, (chalk-, hail-, head-, sling-) stone(-ny), (divers) weight(-s).אֵלָ֥יוelayvamongאֵלpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).תָּשֽׁוּבtashuvagainשׁוּבverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “again”, an unfinished actionH7725to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again,…
Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
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American Standard Version (1901)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; And he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Young’s Literal Translation
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And the roller of a stone, to him it turneth.
World English Bible
Whoever digs a pit shall fall into it. Whoever rolls a stone, it will come back on him.
Darby Translation
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Douay-Rheims
He that diggeth a pit, shall fall into it: and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return to him.
Jewish Publication Society (1917)
Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein; and he that rolleth a stone, it shall return upon him.
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English
He that digs a pit for his neighbour shall fall into it: and he that rolls a stone, rolls it upon himself.
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