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Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better. (KJV)

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אִם\־'im-if

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 1

יִשֹּׁ֥ךְyi.Shokhit will bite

Lemma: נָשַׁךְ (na.shakh) · Strong's: H5391A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to bite

Used 12 times. Also: Genesis 49:17, Numbers 21:6, Numbers 21:8, Numbers 21:9, Proverbs 23:32, Ecclesiastes 10:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5391A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 2

הַנָּחָ֖שׁha.na.Chashthe snake

Lemma: נָחָשׁ (na.chash) · Strong's: H5175

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: serpent

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 49:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5175; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 3

בְּלוֹא\־be.lo'-with not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 4

לָ֑חַשׁLa.chashcharming

Lemma: לַ֫חַשׁ (la.chash) · Strong's: H3908

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: charm

Used 5 times. Also: Isaiah 3:3, Isaiah 3:20, Isaiah 26:16, Jeremiah 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3908; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 5

וְאֵ֣יןve.'Einand there not

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 6

יִתְר֔וֹןyit.Ron[is] profit

Lemma: יִתְרוֹן (yit.ron) · Strong's: H3504

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: advantage

Used 10 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:13, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 5:9, Ecclesiastes 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3504; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 7

לְבַ֖עַלle.Va.'alfor [the] master of

Lemma: בַּעַל (ba.al) · Strong's: H1167K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: master: [master of]

Used 13 times. Also: Genesis 37:19, Genesis 49:23, Numbers 21:28, Deuteronomy 15:2, 2 Samuel 1:6, Proverbs 1:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1167K; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 8

הַלָּשֽׁוֹן\׃ha.la.Shonthe tongue

Lemma: לָשׁוֹן (la.shon) · Strong's: H3956G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: tongue

Used 93 times. Also: Exodus 4:10, Exodus 11:7, Joshua 10:21, Judges 7:5, 2 Samuel 23:2, Job 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3956G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:11 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

If	→	אִם H0518A if
the snake	→	נָחָשׁ H5175 serpent
bites	→	נָשַׁךְ H5391A to bite
before	→	לֹא H3808 not
it is charmed	→	לַ֫חַשׁ H3908 charm
there is no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
profit	→	יִתְרוֹן H3504 advantage
for the charmer	→	בַּעַל H1167K master: [master of]
. . .	→	לָשׁוֹן H3956G tongue

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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