Ecclesiastes 10:8
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 8 | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him. | He who digs a pit may fall into it, and he who breaches a wall may be bitten by a snake. | He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh through a wall, a serpent shall bite him. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| [one who] digs | חֹפֵ֥ר | cho-FER | H2658 | to searchחָפַר (cha.phar) 1) to dig, search for 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to dig 1a2) to search, search out, explore |
| a pit | גּוּמָּ֖ץ | gu-MATZ | H1475 | pitגּוּמָּץ (gum.mats) pit |
| he will fall | יִפּ֑וֹל | yi-POL | H5307G | to fall: fallנָפַל (na.phal) : fall/drop/fail 1) to fall, lie, be cast down, fail 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to fall 1a2) to fall (of violent death) 1a3) to fall prostrate, prostrate oneself before 1a4) to fall upon, attack, desert, fall away to, go away to, fall into the hand of 1a5) to fall short, fail, fall out, turn out, result 1a6) to settle, waste away, be offered, be inferior to 1a7) to lie, lie prostrate 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to fall, fell, throw down, knock out, lay prostrate 1b2) to overthrow 1b3) to make the lot fall, assign by lot, apportion by lot 1b4) to let drop, cause to fail (fig.) 1b5) to cause to fall … |
| and [one who] breaks through | וּפֹרֵ֥ץ | u-fo-RETZ | H6555 | to break throughפָּרַץ (pa.rats) 1) to break through or down or over, burst, breach 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to break or burst out (from womb or enclosure) 1a2) to break through or down, make a breach in 1a3) to break into 1a4) to break open 1a5) to break up, break in pieces 1a6) to break out (violently) upon 1a7) to break over (limits), increase 1a8) to use violence 1a9) to burst open 1a10) to spread, distribute 1b) (Niphal) to be broken through 1c) (Pual) to be broken down 1d) (Hithpael) to break away |
| a wall | גָּדֵ֖ר | ga-DER | H1447 | wallגֶּדֶר (ge.der) wall, fence Another spelling of ga.der (גָּדֵר "wall" H1447) |
| it will bite him | יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ | yi-she-KHE-nu | H5391A | to biteנָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) 1) to bite 1a) (Qal) to bite 1b) (Piel) to bite |
| a snake | נָחָֽשׁ׃ | na-CHASH | H5175 | serpentנָחָשׁ (na.chash) 1) serpent, snake 1a) serpent 1b) image (of serpent) 1c) fleeing serpent (mythological) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.