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Ecclesiastes 10:11 — King James Version← Study notes

Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.


Ecclesiastes 10:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:119 words
HebrewMeaning
אִםʾim
(andconjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
יִשֹּׁ֥ךְyišōkə
biteverbH5391
lend upon usury
הַ/נָּחָ֖שׁhanāḥāš
serpentparticleH5175
בְּ/לוֹאbəlwōʾ
erepronH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לָ֑חַשׁlāḥaš
charmednounH3908
earring · enchantment · orator · prayer
וְ/אֵ֣יןwəʾēyn
elseconjH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
יִתְר֔וֹןyitərwōn
betternounH3504
excellency · profit
לְ/בַ֖עַלləbaʿal
captainpronH1167
archer · babbler · bird · chief man ···
הַ/לָּשֽׁוֹןhalāšwōn
bayparticleH3956
babbler · evil speaker · language · talker ···
Words 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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