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Ecclesiastes 10:8 Interlinear

“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it and whoso breaketh an hedge shall bite a serpent”

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Ecclesiastes 10 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	חֹפֵ֥ר	H2658	He that diggeth	properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
2	גּוּמָּ֖ץ	H1475	a pit	a pit
3	בּ֣וֹ	H0
4	יִפּ֑וֹל	H5307	shall fall	to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
5	וּפֹרֵ֥ץ	H6555	into it and whoso breaketh	to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative)
6	גָּדֵ֖ר	H1447	an hedge	a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure
7	יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ	H5391	shall bite	to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
8	נָחָֽשׁ׃	H5175	a serpent	a snake (from its hiss)

Ecclesiastes 10:8 (current)He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it and whoso breaketh an hedge shall bite a serpent