Ecclesiastes 10:8

He who digs a pit will fall into it,
and he who breaks through a fence [trespasses on restricted property] will be bitten by a snake.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

חֹפֵר   גּוּמָּץ   בּוֹ   יִפּוֹל   וּפֹרֵץ   גָּדֵר   יִשְּׁכֶנּוּ   נָחָשׁ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὁ ὀρύσσων βόθρον ἐν αὐτῷ ἐμπεσεῖται καὶ καθαιροῦντα φραγμόν δήξεται αὐτὸν ὄφις


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H2658
חֹפֵ֥ר (chófer)
to search
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H1475
גּוּמָּ֖ץ (gomatz)
pit
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9003
H9033
בּ֣ (b)
וֹ (vó)
in
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H5307
יִפּ֑וֹל (jipvól)
to fall
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9002
H6555
וּ (o)
פֹרֵ֥ץ (fóretz)
and
to break through
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

C
Vqrmsa
H1447
גָּדֵ֖ר (gader)
wall
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H5391a
H9033
יִשְּׁכֶ֥ (jishekhe)
נּוּ (no)
to bite
him
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
Sp3ms
H5175
H9016
נָחָֽשׁ (nachash)
׃
serpent
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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