Verse 9

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.9", "source": "מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃", "text": "*massîaʿ ʾăbānîm* *yēʿāṣēb* with them, *bôqēaʿ ʿēṣîm* *yissāken* with them", "grammar": { "*massîaʿ*": "hiphil participle masculine singular - quarrying/removing", "*ʾăbānîm*": "feminine plural noun - stones", "*yēʿāṣēb*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be hurt", "*bāhem*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - with them/by them", "*bôqēaʿ*": "qal participle masculine singular - splitting/cleaving", "*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural noun - trees/wood", "*yissāken*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be endangered", "*bām*": "preposition with 3rd masculine plural suffix - with them/by them" }, "variants": { "*massîaʿ*": "one who quarries/remover/one who pulls out", "*ʾăbānîm*": "stones/rocks", "*yēʿāṣēb*": "will be hurt/may be injured/will be pained", "*bôqēaʿ*": "one who splits/cleaver/chopper", "*ʿēṣîm*": "trees/wood/timber", "*yissāken*": "will be endangered/will be at risk/may be hurt" } }

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