Proverbs 26:27 Go deeper

Whoso diggeth a pit shall fall therein: and he that rolleth a stone, it will return upon him. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

כֹּֽרֶה\־ko.re.ho.Sha-[one who] digs

Lemma: כָּרָה (ka.rah) · Strong's: H3738B

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

Meaning: to pierce

Used 14 times. Also: Genesis 26:25, Genesis 50:5, Exodus 21:33, Numbers 21:18, 2 Chronicles 16:14, Psalms 7:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3738B; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 1

שַּׁ֭חַתSha.chata pit

Lemma: שַׁ֫חַת (sha.chat) · Strong's: H7845H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: pit: grave

Used 10 times. Also: Job 9:31, Job 17:14, Job 33:22, Psalms 7:15, Psalms 9:15, Psalms 35:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7845H; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 2

יִפֹּ֑לyi.Polhe will fall

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

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

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 3

וְגֹ֥לֵ֥לve.Go.Leland [one who] rolls

Lemma: גָּלַל (ga.lal) · Strong's: H1556

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

Meaning: to roll

Used 18 times. Also: Genesis 29:3, Genesis 29:8, Genesis 29:10, Genesis 43:18, Joshua 5:9, Joshua 10:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1556; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 4

אֶ֝בֶן'E.vena stone

Lemma: אֶ֫בֶן (e.ven) · Strong's: H0068G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: stone

Used 259 times. Also: Genesis 2:12, Genesis 11:3, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 28:18, Genesis 28:22, Genesis 29:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0068G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 5

אֵלָ֥יו'e.Lavto him

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 6

תָּשֽׁוּב\׃ta.Shuvit will return

Lemma: שׁוּב (shuv) · Strong's: H7725G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqi3fs)

Meaning: to return: return

Used 621 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:7, Genesis 8:9, Genesis 8:12, Genesis 14:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7725G; TAHOT Proverbs 26:27 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

He who digs	→	כָּרָה H3738B to pierce
a pit	→	שַׁ֫חַת H7845H pit: grave
will fall	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
into it	→
and he who rolls	→	גָּלַל H1556 to roll
a stone	→	אֶ֫בֶן H0068G stone
will have it roll back	→	שׁוּב H7725G to return: return
on him	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)

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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