Verse 8

He who digs a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaks an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

Other Translations

  • GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

    Den som graver en grop, vil falle i den, og den som ødelegger en mur, vil bli bitt av en slange.

  • Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

    Den som graver en grop, skal falle i den; og den som bryter gjennom en mur, skal en slange bite.

  • Norsk King James

    Den som graver en grop, faller i den; og den som bryter en hekk, blir bitt av en slange.

  • Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

    Den som graver en grav, vil falle i den, og den som river ned et gjerde, vil bli bitt av en slange.

  • Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

    Den som graver en grop, kan falle i den; og en som river en mur, kan bli bitt av en slange.

  • Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

    Den som graver en grav, vil falle i den; og den som bryter gjennom en mur, vil bli bitt av en slange.

  • o3-mini KJV Norsk

    Den som graver en grop, vil selv falle i den; og den som river ned et gjerde, vil bli bitt av en slange.

  • En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

    Den som graver en grav, vil falle i den; og den som bryter gjennom en mur, vil bli bitt av en slange.

  • Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

    Den som graver en grop, kan falle i den, og den som river ned en mur, kan bli bitt av en slange.

  • Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

    Whoever digs a pit may fall into it, and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

  • biblecontext

    { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.8", "source": "חֹפֵ֥ר גּוּמָּ֖ץ בּ֣וֹ יִפּ֑וֹל וּפֹרֵ֥ץ גָּדֵ֖ר יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ נָחָֽשׁ׃", "text": "*ḥōpēr gûmmāṣ* in it *yippôl* *û-pōrēṣ gādēr* *yiššəkennû nāḥāš*", "grammar": { "*ḥōpēr*": "qal participle masculine singular - digging/one who digs", "*gûmmāṣ*": "masculine singular noun - pit/hole", "*bô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it/into it", "*yippôl*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will fall", "*û-pōrēṣ*": "conjunction + qal participle masculine singular - and one who breaks through", "*gādēr*": "masculine singular noun - wall/fence", "*yiššəkennû*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - will bite him", "*nāḥāš*": "masculine singular noun - serpent/snake" }, "variants": { "*ḥōpēr*": "one who digs/digger", "*gûmmāṣ*": "pit/hole/trench", "*yippôl*": "will fall/falls/may fall", "*pōrēṣ*": "one who breaks through/breaker/one who demolishes", "*gādēr*": "wall/fence/hedge", "*yiššəkennû*": "will bite him/may bite him", "*nāḥāš*": "serpent/snake" } }

  • GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

    Den som graver en grop, vil falle i den, og den som bryter en mur, kan bli bitt av en slange.

  • Original Norsk Bibel 1866

    Den, som graver en Grav, skal falde i den, og hvo, som sønderriver et Gjærde, ham skal en Slange bide.

  • King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

    He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

  • KJV 1769 norsk

    Den som graver en grop, skal falle i den; og den som river ned en mur, skal bli bitt av en slange.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Webster

    Den som graver en grav, kan falle i den; og den som bryter gjennom en vegg, kan bli bitt av en slange.

  • Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

    Den som graver en grav, faller i den, og den som bryter ned en mur, blir bitt av en slange.

  • Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

    Den som graver en grav skal falle i den, og den som bryter gjennom en mur, en slange skal bite ham.

  • Norsk oversettelse av BBE

    Den som graver en grop for andre, faller selv i den, og den som river gjennom en mur, blir bitt av en slange.

  • Coverdale Bible (1535)

    But he yt dyggeth vp a pytt, shall fall therin himself: & who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shal byte him.

  • Geneva Bible (1560)

    He that diggeth a pit, shall fal into it, and he that breaketh the hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Bishops' Bible (1568)

    But he that diggeth vp a pitte, shall fall therin hym selfe: and who so breaketh downe the hedge, a serpent shall byte hym.

  • Authorized King James Version (1611)

    He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Webster's Bible (1833)

    He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

  • Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

    Whoso is digging a pit falleth into it, And whoso is breaking a hedge, a serpent biteth him.

  • American Standard Version (1901)

    He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him.

  • Bible in Basic English (1941)

    He who makes a hole for others will himself go into it, and for him who makes a hole through a wall the bite of a snake will be a punishment.

  • World English Bible (2000)

    He who digs a pit may fall into it; and whoever breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

  • NET Bible® (New English Translation)

    Wisdom is Needed to Avert Dangers in Everyday Life One who digs a pit may fall into it, and one who breaks through a wall may be bitten by a snake.

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 26:27 : 27 Whoever digs a pit will fall into it, and he who rolls a stone, it will roll back on him.
  • Amos 5:19 : 19 As if a man fled from a lion, and a bear met him; or went into the house, and leaned his hand on the wall, and a serpent bit him.
  • Amos 9:3 : 3 And though they hide themselves on the top of Carmel, I will search and take them out from there; and though they hide from my sight at the bottom of the sea, from there I will command the serpent, and it shall bite them.
  • Judg 9:5 : 5 And he went to his father's house at Ophrah, and killed his brothers, the sons of Jerubbaal, seventy persons, on one stone. But Jotham, the youngest son of Jerubbaal, was left, for he hid himself.
  • Judg 9:53-57 : 53 But a certain woman threw an upper millstone on Abimelech's head and crushed his skull. 54 Then he called quickly to the young man, his armor-bearer, and said to him, Draw your sword and kill me, so that they may not say of me, A woman killed him. And his young man thrust him through, and he died. 55 And when the men of Israel saw that Abimelech was dead, they each went to his own place. 56 Thus God repaid the wickedness of Abimelech, which he had done to his father, in killing his seventy brothers. 57 And all the evil of the men of Shechem God brought upon their heads, and the curse of Jotham, the son of Jerubbaal, came upon them.
  • 2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his donkey, and arose, and went home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in his father's sepulchre.
  • 2 Sam 18:15 : 15 And ten young men who carried Joab's armor surrounded and struck Absalom, and killed him.
  • Esth 7:10 : 10 So they hanged Haman on the gallows that he had prepared for Mordecai. Then the king's anger subsided.
  • Ps 7:15-16 : 15 He made a pit, and dug it, and has fallen into the ditch he made. 16 His mischief shall return upon his own head, and his violent dealing shall come down upon his own crown.
  • Ps 9:15-16 : 15 The nations have sunk down in the pit that they made; in the net which they hid, their own foot is taken. 16 The LORD is known by the judgment he executes; the wicked is snared in the work of his own hands. Higgaion. Selah.