Ecclesiastes 10:11 — King James Version← Study notes
“Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.”
Ecclesiastes 10:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:119 words
HebrewMeaning
אִםʾim
ifconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
יִשֹּׁ֥ךְyišōkə
it will biteverbH5391
lend upon usury
הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁhanāḥāš
the snakeparticleH5175
בְּ/לוֹאbəlwōʾ
with notpronH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לָ֑חַשׁlāḥaš
charmingnounH3908
earring · enchantment · orator · prayer
וְ/אֵ֣יןwəʾēyn
and there notconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
יִתְר֔וֹןyitərwōn
is profitnounH3504
excellency · profit
לְ/בַ֖עַלləbaʿal
for the master ofpronH1167
archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···
הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹןhalāšwōn
the tongueparticleH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
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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