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Ecclesiastes 10:18

← Verse 17 Verse 19 →
Common SIBI-P1
by laziness by twofold slothfulness decays he will be brought low the roof the beam-layer and through idleness and in lowliness of hands two hands leaks he will drip the house the built-structure

Interlinear Text

בַּ/עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם 𐤁/𐤏𐤑𐤋𐤕𐤉𐤌 baatsaletayim by laziness by twofold slothfulness HR/Ncfda יִמַּ֣ךְ 𐤉𐤌𐤊 yimakhe decays he will be brought low HVNi3ms הַ/מְּקָרֶ֑ה 𐤄/𐤌𐤒𐤓𐤄 hameqareh the roof the beam-layer HTd/Ncmsa וּ/בְ/שִׁפְל֥וּת 𐤅/𐤁/𐤔𐤐𐤋𐤅𐤕 uveshifelut and through idleness and in lowliness HC/R/Ncfsc יָדַ֖יִם 𐤉𐤃𐤉𐤌 yadayim of hands two hands HNcbda יִדְלֹ֥ף 𐤉𐤃𐤋𐤐 yidelof leaks he will drip HVqi3ms הַ/בָּֽיִת 𐤄/𐤁𐤉𐤕 habayit the house the built-structure HTd/Ncmsa

Grammar & Analysis

# Hebrew Translation Morphology Strong's
1 בַּ/עֲצַלְתַּ֖יִם baatsaletayim by laziness HR/Ncfda H6103
2 יִמַּ֣ךְ yimakhe decays HVNi3ms H4355
3 הַ/מְּקָרֶ֑ה hameqareh the roof HTd/Ncmsa H4746
4 וּ/בְ/שִׁפְל֥וּת uveshifelut and through idleness HC/R/Ncfsc H8220
5 יָדַ֖יִם yadayim of hands HNcbda H3027
6 יִדְלֹ֥ף yidelof leaks HVqi3ms H1811
7 הַ/בָּֽיִת habayit the house HTd/Ncmsa H1004
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