Romans 11:9

Tyndale Bible (1526/1534)

And David sayth: Let their table be made a snare to take them with all and an occasion to faule and a rewarde vnto them.

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

Καὶ Δαυίδ λέγει, Γενηθήτω ἡ τράπεζα αὐτῶν εἰς παγίδα, καὶ εἰς θήραν, καὶ εἰς σκάνδαλον, καὶ εἰς ἀνταπόδομα αὐτοῖς:

Transliteration

And David legei, Genēthētō the trapeza of them into pagida, and into thēran, and into skandalon, and into antapodoma to them:

Grammar Details

• *David*: nominative masculine - David
• *legei*: present active indicative, 3rd person singular - says
• *Genēthētō*: aorist passive imperative, 3rd person singular - let become
• *trapeza*: nominative feminine singular - table
• *pagida*: accusative feminine singular - trap/snare
• *thēran*: accusative feminine singular - hunting/trap
• *skandalon*: accusative neuter singular - stumbling block
• *antapodoma*: accusative neuter singular - recompense/retribution

Word Meanings

• *legei*: says/speaks
• *Genēthētō*: let become/let be made
• *trapeza*: table/meal
• *pagida*: trap/snare
• *thēran*: hunting/trap/net
• *skandalon*: stumbling block/offense/cause of sin
• *antapodoma*: recompense/retribution/payback

Referenced Verses

• Deut 6:10-12 : 10 And when the Lorde thy God hath borught the in to the lond which he sware vnto thy fathers Abraham, Isaac and Iacob, to geue the with greate and goodly cities which thou byldest not, 11 and housses full of all maner goodes which thou filledest not, and welles dygged which thou dyggedest not, ad vynes and olyue trees which thou plantedest not, ad whe thou hast eaten, and art full: 12 Then beware lest thou forget the Lorde which broughte the out off the lande of Egipte the housse of bondage.
• Deut 32:13-15 : 13 He sett him vpp apon an hye londe, and he ate the encrease of the feldes. And he gaue hi honye to sucke out of the rocke, ad oyle out of the harde stone. 14 With butter of the kyne and mylke of the shepe, with fatt of the lambes ad fatt rammes and he gootes with fatt kydneyes and with whete. And of the bloude of grapes thou drokest wyne. 15 And Israel waxed fatt and kyked. Thou wast fatt, thicke and smothe, And he let God goo that made hi and despysed the rocke that saued him.
• Deut 32:35 : 35 Vengeaunce is myne and I will rewarde: their fete shall slyde, when the tyme cometh. For the tyme of their destruction is at honde, and the tyme that shall come vppon them maketh hast.
• Luke 12:20 : 20 But God sayde vnto him: Thou fole this night will they fetche awaye thy soule agayne from the. Then whose shall thoose thinges be which thou hast provyded?
• Luke 16:19-25 : 19 Ther was a certayne ryche man which was clothed in purple and fyne bysse and fared deliciously every daye. 20 And ther was a certayne begger named Lazarus whiche laye at his gate full of soores 21 desyringe to be refresshed with the cromes whiche fell from the ryche manes borde. Neverthelesse the dogges came and licked his soores. 22 And yt fortuned that the begger dyed and was caried by the angelles into Abrahas bosome. The riche man also died and was buried. 23 And beinge in hell in tormetes he lyfte vp his eyes and sawe Abraham a farre of and Lazarus in his bosome 24 and he cryed and sayd: father Abraham have mercy on me and sende Lazarus that he maye dippe the tippe of his fynger in water and cole my tonge: for I am tourmented in this flame. 25 But Abraha sayd vnto him Sonne remembre that thou in thy lyfe tyme receavedst thy pleasure and contrary wyse Lazarus payne. Now therfore is he comforted and thou art punysshed.
• 1 Tim 6:17-19 : 17 Charge them that are ryche in this worlde that they be not excedynge wyse and that they trust not in the vncertayne ryches but in the livynge god which geveth vs aboundantly all thynges to enioye them 18 and that they do good and be ryche in good workes and redy to geve and to distribute 19 layinge vp in store for them selves a good foundacio agaynst the tyme to come yt they maye obteyne eternall lyfe
• Heb 2:2 : 2 For yf the worde which was spoke by angels was stedfast: so yt every trasgressio and disobediece receaved a iust recopece to rewarde: