Ecclesiastes 10:8 — King James Version← Study notes

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

Ecclesiastes 10:8 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 10:88 words

HebrewMeaning

חֹפֵ֥רḥōpēr

one who digsverbH2658

paw · search out · seek

גּוּמָּ֖ץgwmāṣ

a pitnounH1475

בּ֣/וֹbwō

pron

יִפּ֑וֹלyipwōl

he will fallverbH5307

cast (down · self · out) · cease ···

וּ/פֹרֵ֥ץwpōrēṣ

and one who breaks throughconjH6555

abroad · break (away · down · -er ···

גָּדֵ֖רgādēr

a wallnounH1447

hedge · wall

יִשְּׁכֶ֥/נּוּyišəkenw

it will bite himverbH5391

lend upon usury

נָחָֽשׁnāḥāš

a snakenounH5175

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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