Ecclesiastes 10:10 — King James Version← Study notes
“If the iron be blunt, and he do not whet the edge, then must he put to more strength: but wisdom is profitable to direct.”
Ecclesiastes 10:10 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:1013 words
HebrewMeaning
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
קֵהָ֣הqēhāh
it is bluntverbH6949
be blunt
הַ/בַּרְזֶ֗לhabarəzel
the iron axeparticleH1270
iron
וְ/הוּא֙wəhwʾ
and heconjH1931
as for her · him · it · the same ···
לֹאlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
פָנִ֣יםpāniym
facesnounH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
קִלְקַ֔לqiləqal
he has sharpenedverbH7043
make bright · bring into contempt · curse · despise ···
וַ/חֲיָלִ֖יםwaḥăyāliym
and strengthconjH2428
activity · army · band of men · company ···
יְגַבֵּ֑רyəgabēr
he will make strongverbH1396
confirm · be great · be mighty · prevail ···
וְ/יִתְר֥וֹןwəyitərwōn
and is advantageconjH3504
excellency · profit
הכשירhkšyr
directverbH3787
be right · prosper
הַכְשֵׁ֖רhakəšēr
directverbH3787
be right · prosper
חָכְמָֽהḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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