Ecclesiastes 10:9

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

Whoso heweth out stones shall be hurt therewith; [and] he that cleaveth wood is endangered thereby.

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

מַסִּ֣יעַ אֲבָנִ֔ים יֵעָצֵ֖ב בָּהֶ֑ם בּוֹקֵ֥עַ עֵצִ֖ים יִסָּ֥כֶן בָּֽם׃

Transliteration

massîaʿ ʾăbānîm yēʿāṣēb with them, bôqēaʿ ʿēṣîm yissāken with them

Grammar Details

*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

Word Meanings

*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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About this Translation

American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

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A highly literal, word-for-word translation (ASV, 1901) augmented with Strong's numbering to connect English words to underlying Hebrew and Greek terms for study.

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Integrated Strong's numbering: Links English terms to underlying Hebrew and Greek words for deeper lexical study.
Formal equivalence: Prioritizes close alignment with source-language forms and structures.
Divine name rendering: Frequently renders the Tetragrammaton as Jehovah in the Old Testament, following ASV tradition.
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Consistent lexical choices aid exegesis
Stable, longstanding scholarly text

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Archaic language reduces readability
Older textual basis compared to some modern translations
Strong's numbers are a concordance index, not full lexical definitions

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