Ecclesiastes 10:8
Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.This verse in the real world
In what words
- גּוּמָּץgûwmmâtsa pit
- גָּדֵרgâdêra circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure
- חָפַרchâpharproperly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
- נָחָשׁnâchâsha snake (from its hiss)
- פָּרַץpâratsto break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
- נָפַלnâphalto fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurat
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Pro 26:27, Psa 7:15–16, Est 7:10, Amo 5:19, Amo 9:3, Psa 9:15–16, 2Sa 17:23, Jdg 9:53–57