Psalms 141:10

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Let the wicked fall into their own nets, Whilst that I withal escape.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

יִפְּל֣וּ בְמַכְמֹרָ֣יו רְשָׁעִ֑ים יַ֥חַד אָ֝נֹכִ֗י עַֽד־אֶעֱבֽוֹר׃

Transliteration

Yippəlû in-makmōrāyw rəšā'îm [wicked ones]; together 'ānōkî until-'e'ĕbôr [I pass by].

Grammar Details

*Yippəlû*: verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will fall
*makmōrāyw*: noun, masculine plural construct with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his nets
*rəšā'îm*: adjective, masculine plural - wicked ones/evil ones
*'ānōkî*: pronoun, 1st person singular - I/myself
*'e'ĕbôr*: verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular - I will pass by/cross over

Word Meanings

*Yippəlû*: they will fall/stumble/be cast down
*makmōrāyw*: his nets/snares/traps
*rəšā'îm*: wicked ones/evil ones/unrighteous
*'ānōkî*: I/myself
*'e'ĕbôr*: I will pass by/cross over/pass through

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American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Ps 35:8 : 8 Let destruction come upon him unawares; And let his net that he hath hid catch himself: With destruction let him fall therein.
Ps 37:14-15 : 14 The wicked have drawn out the sword, and have bent their bow, To cast down the poor and needy, To slay such as are upright in the way. 15 Their sword shall enter into their own heart, And their bows shall be broken.
Ps 64:7-8 : 7 But God will shoot at them; With an arrow suddenly shall they be wounded. 8 So they shall be made to stumble, their own tongue being against them: All that see them shall wag the head.
Ps 140:9 : 9 As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
Prov 11:8 : 8 The righteous is delivered out of trouble, And the wicked cometh in his stead.
Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then was the king's wrath pacified.
Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He hath made a pit, and digged it, And is fallen into the ditch which he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, And his violence shall come down upon his own pate.

Similar Verses (AI)

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9As for the head of those that compass me about, Let the mischief of their own lips cover them.
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