Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 10:9
9The one who quarries stones may be injured by them,
and he who splits logs endangers himself.
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| The one who quarries | מַסִּ֣יעַ | mas·sî·a‘ | Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular | H5265 pull out or up, set out, journey |
| stones | אֲבָנִ֔ים | ’ă·ḇā·nîm | Noun - feminine plural | H68 stone |
| may be injured | יֵעָצֵ֖ב | yê·‘ā·ṣêḇ | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6087 hurt, pain, grieve |
| by them | בָּהֶ֑ם | bā·hem | Preposition; third person masculine plural | |
| and he who splits | בּוֹקֵ֥עַ | bō·w·qê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H1234 cleave, break open or through |
| logs | עֵצִ֖ים | ‘ê·ṣîm | Noun - masculine plural | H6086 tree, trees, wood |
| endangers himself | יִסָּ֥כֶן | yis·sā·ḵen | Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5533 incur danger |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.