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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. (KJV)

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בֵּיצֵ֤יbei.Tzeieggs of

Lemma: בֵּיצָה (be.tsah) · Strong's: H1000

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: egg

Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:6, Job 39:14, Isaiah 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1000; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 1

צִפְעוֹנִי֙tzif.'o.Nia viper

Lemma: צִפְעוֹנִי (tsiph.o.ni) · Strong's: H6848B

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: serpent

Used 4 times. Also: Proverbs 23:32, Isaiah 11:8, Jeremiah 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6848B; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 2

בִּקֵּ֔עוּbi.Ke.'uthey have hatched

Lemma: בָּקַע (ba.qa) · Strong's: H1234

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Either gender · Plural (HVpp3cp)

Meaning: to break up/open

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 22:3, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 16:31, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1234; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 3

וְקוּרֵ֥יve.ku.Reiand webs of

Lemma: קוּר (qur) · Strong's: H6980

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: web

Used 2 times. Also: Isaiah 59:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6980; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 4

עַכָּבִ֖ישׁ'a.ka.Visha spider

Lemma: עַכָּבִישׁ (ak.ka.vish) · Strong's: H5908

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: spider

Used 2 times. Also: Job 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5908; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 5

יֶאֱרֹ֑גוּye.'e.Ro.guthey weave

Lemma: אָרַג (a.rag) · Strong's: H0707

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to weave

Used 13 times. Also: Exodus 28:32, Exodus 35:35, Exodus 39:22, Exodus 39:27, Judges 16:13, 1 Samuel 17:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0707; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 6

הָאֹכֵ֤לha.'o.Khelthe [one who] eats

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 7

מִבֵּֽיצֵיהֶם֙mi.bei.tzei.Hemany of eggs their

Lemma: בֵּיצָה (be.tsah) · Strong's: H1000

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: egg

Used 6 times. Also: Deuteronomy 22:6, Job 39:14, Isaiah 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1000; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 8

יָמ֔וּתya.Muthe will die

Lemma: מוּת (mut) · Strong's: H4191

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to die

Used 837 times. Also: Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 5:5, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4191; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 9

וְהַזּוּרֶ֖הve.ha.zu.Rehand the pressed [egg]

Lemma: זוּרֶה (zu.reh) · Strong's: H2116

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Passive) · Participle passive · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HVqsfsa)

Meaning: crushed

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2116; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 10

תִּבָּקַ֥עti.ba.Ka'it is hatched

Lemma: בָּקַע (ba.qa) · Strong's: H1234

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVNi3fs)

Meaning: to break up/open

Used 51 times. Also: Genesis 7:11, Genesis 22:3, Exodus 14:16, Exodus 14:21, Numbers 16:31, Joshua 9:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1234; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 11

אֶפְעֶֽה\׃'ef.'Eha snake

Lemma: אֶפְעֶה (eph.eh) · Strong's: H0660

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: viper

Used 3 times. Also: Job 20:16, Isaiah 30:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0660; TAHOT Isaiah 59:5 word 12

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

They hatch	→	בָּקַע H1234 to break up/open
the eggs	→	בֵּיצָה H1000 egg
of vipers	→	צִפְעוֹנִי H6848B serpent
and weave	→	אָרַג H0707 to weave
a spider’s	→	עַכָּבִישׁ H5908 spider
web	→	קוּר H6980 web
Whoever eats	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
their eggs	→	בֵּיצָה H1000 egg
will die	→	מוּת H4191 to die
crack one open	→	זוּרֶה H2116 crushed
and a viper	→	אֶפְעֶה H0660 viper
is hatched	→	בָּקַע H1234 to break up/open

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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