New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
He who digs to dig, search for Verb H2658 חֹפֵ֥ר cho·fer
a pit a pit Noun H1475 גּוּמָּ֖ץ gum·matz
may fall to fall, lie Verb H5307 יִפֹּ֑ול yip·po·vl;
into it, and a serpent a serpent Noun H5175 נָחָֽשׁ׃ na·chash.
may bite to bite Verb H5391 יִשְּׁכֶ֥נּוּ yi·she·chen·nu
him who breaks through to break through Verb H6555 וּפֹרֵ֥ץ u·fo·retz
a wall. a wall Noun H1447 גָּדֵ֖ר ga·der

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New American Standard Bible 1995 He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.
King James Bible He who digs that diggeth a pit may shall fall into it, it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent may shall bite him who breaks through a wall.him.
Hebrew Greek English He who digs a pit may fall into it, and a serpent may bite him who breaks through a wall.