Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:10
10For if one falls down, his companion can lift him up; but pity the one who falls without another to help him up!
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| one | הָאֶחָ֖ד | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| falls down | יִפֹּ֔לוּ | yip·pō·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H5307 fall, lie |
| his companion | חֲבֵר֑וֹ | ḥă·ḇê·rōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2270 united, associate, companion |
| can lift him up | יָקִ֣ים | yā·qîm | Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
| but pity | וְאִ֣יל֗וֹ | wə·’î·lōw | Conjunctive waw, Pi; Interjection; third person masculine singular | H337 alas! |
| the one | הָֽאֶחָד֙ | hā·’e·ḥāḏ | Article; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| who falls | שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹל | še·yip·pō·wl | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5307 fall, lie |
| without | וְאֵ֥ין | wə·’ên | Conjunctive waw; Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| another | שֵׁנִ֖י | šê·nî | Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| to help him up | לַהֲקִימֽוֹ׃ | la·hă·qî·mōw | Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular | H6965 arise, stand up, stand |
Cross-references
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1 Thessalonians 5:11 · 1 Thessalonians 4:18 · Isaiah 35:3–4 · Galatians 6:1 · Job 4:3–4 · 1 Samuel 23:16 · Luke 22:31–32
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.