Ecclesiastes 10:8
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“He that diggeth a pit shall fall into it; and whoso breaketh an hedge, a serpent shall bite him.”
נָחָשׁ
Serpent. Nachash. The deceiver in the garden. Jesus said He saw Satan fall like lightning from heaven. He was defeated at the cross and his end is certain.
נָפַל
he will fall
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נָפַל
to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative)
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נָשַׁךְ
it will bite/ him
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נָשַׁךְ
to strike with a sting (as a serpent); figuratively, to oppress with interest on a loan
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חָפַר
one who digs
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חָפַר
properly, to pry into; by implication, to delve, to explore
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גָּדֵר
a wall
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גָּדֵר
a circumvallation; by implication, an inclosure
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גּוּמָּץ
a pit
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גּוּמָּץ
a pit
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