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For if they fall, the one will lift up his fellow: but woe to him that is alone when he falleth; for he hath not another to help him up. (KJV)

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כִּ֣יkithat

Lemma: כִּי [אם] (ki im) · Strong's: H3588B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: that if: except

Used 137 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 1

אִם\־'im-except

Lemma: [כִּי] אם (ki im) · Strong's: H0518B

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if: except

Used 150 times. Also: Genesis 15:4, Genesis 28:17, Genesis 32:26, Genesis 32:28, Genesis 35:10, Genesis 39:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 2

יִפֹּ֔לוּyi.Po.luthey will fall down

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 3

הָאֶחָ֖דha.'e.Chadthe one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 4

יָקִ֣יםya.Kimhe will raise

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVhi3ms)

Meaning: to arise: raise

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 5

אֶת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 6

חֲבֵר֑וֹcha.ve.Rocompanion his

Lemma: חָבֵר (cha.ver) · Strong's: H2270

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

Meaning: companion

Used 9 times. Also: Judges 20:11, Psalms 45:7, Psalms 119:63, Proverbs 28:24, Song of Solomon 1:7, Song of Solomon 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2270; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 7

וְאִ֣יל֗וֹve.'I.Loand woe! to <the> him

Lemma: אִי (i) · Strong's: H0337

Parsing: Preposition · Definite (HRd)

Meaning: woe!

Used 2 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 10:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0337; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 8

הָֽאֶחָד֙ha.'e.Chadthe one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 9

שֶׁיִּפּ֔וֹלshei.yi.Polwho <he> will fall down

Lemma: נָפַל (na.phal) · Strong's: H5307G

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

Meaning: to fall: fall

Used 275 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 4:6, Genesis 14:10, Genesis 15:12, Genesis 17:3, Genesis 17:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5307G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 10

וְאֵ֥יןve.'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 4:10 word 11

שֵׁנִ֖יshe.Ni[is] a second [person]

Lemma: שֵׁנִי (she.ni) · Strong's: H8145

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical position · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAomsa)

Meaning: second

Used 156 times. Also: Genesis 1:8, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 6:16, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 8:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8145; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 12

לַהֲקִימֽוֹ\׃la.ha.ki.Moto raise him

Lemma: קוּם (qum) · Strong's: H6965H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVhcc)

Meaning: to arise: raise

Used 40 times. Also: Exodus 26:30, Exodus 40:2, Exodus 40:17, Exodus 40:18, Exodus 40:33, Leviticus 26:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6965H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:10 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

For	→	כִּי [אם] H3588B that if: except
if	→	[כִּי] אם H0518B if: except
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
falls down	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
his companion	→	חָבֵר H2270 companion
can lift him up	→	קוּם H6965H to arise: raise
but pity	→	אִי H0337 woe!
the one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
who falls	→	נָפַל H5307G to fall: fall
without	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
another	→	שֵׁנִי H8145 second
to help him up	→	קוּם H6965H to arise: raise

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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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