Bible/Ecclesiastes/4/10

Bible > Ecclesiastes > Chapter 4 > Verse 10

Ecclesiastes 4:10

---

← Ecclesiastes 4:9	Ecclesiastes 4:10 (KJV)	Ecclesiastes 4:11 →
Two [are] better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour.	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.	Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]?

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

For if they fall^H5307, the one^H259 will lift up^H6965 his fellow^H2270: but woe^H337 to him that is alone^H259 when he falleth^H5307; for he hath not another^H8145 to help him up^H6965.

---

Original Hebrew

כִּי אִם־יִפֹּלוּ הָאֶחָד יָקִים אֶת־חֲבֵרֹו וְאִילֹו הָאֶחָד שֶׁיִּפֹּול וְאֵין שֵׁנִי לַהֲקִימֹו׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	that
אִם	'im-	H518	HC	except
יִפֹּ֔לוּ	yi.Po.lu	H5307	HVqi3mp	they will fall down
הָ/אֶחָ֖ד	ha./'e.Chad	H259	HTd/Acmsa	the/ one
יָקִ֣ים	ya.Kim	H6965	HVhi3ms	he will raise
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
חֲבֵר֑/וֹ	cha.ve.R/o	H2270	HNcmsc/Sp3ms	companion/ his
וְ/אִ֣י/ל֗/וֹ	ve./'I./L/o	H337	HC/Tj/R/Sp3ms	and/ woe! to/ (the)/ him
הָֽ/אֶחָד֙	ha./'e.Chad	H259	HTd/Acmsa	the/ one
שֶׁ/יִּפּ֔וֹל	shei./yi.Pol	H5307	HTr/Vqi3ms	who/ (he) will fall down
וְ/אֵ֥ין	ve./'Ein	H369	HC/Tn	and/ there not
שֵׁנִ֖י	she.Ni	H8145	HAomsa	(is) a second (person)
לַ/הֲקִימֽ/וֹ	la./ha.ki.M/o	H6965	HR/Vhc/Sp3ms	to/ raise/ him

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
• H337 — אִי (ʼîy, ee): short from אוֹי; alas!; woe.
• H2270 — חָבֵר (châbêr, khaw-bare'): from חָבַר; an associate; companion, fellow, knit together.
• H5307 — נָפַל (nâphal, naw-fal'): a primitive root; to fall, in a great variety of applications (intransitive or causative, literal or figurative); be accepted, cast (down, self, (lots), out), cease, die, divide (by lot), (let) fail, (cause to, let, make, ready to) fall (away, down, -en, -ing), fell(-ing), fugitive, have (inheritance), inferior, be judged (by mistake for פָּלַל), lay (along), (cause to) lie down, light (down), be ([idiom] hast) lost, lying, overthrow, overwhelm, perish, present(-ed, -ing), (make to) rot, slay, smite out, [idiom] surely, throw down.
• H6965 — קוּם (qûwm, koom): a primitive root; to rise (in various applications, literal, figurative, intensive and causative); abide, accomplish, [idiom] be clearer, confirm, continue, decree, [idiom] be dim, endure, [idiom] enemy, enjoin, get up, make good, help, hold, (help to) lift up (again), make, [idiom] but newly, ordain, perform, pitch, raise (up), rear (up), remain, (a-) rise (up) (again, against), rouse up, set (up), (e-) stablish, (make to) stand (up), stir up, strengthen, succeed, (as-, make) sure(-ly), (be) up(-hold, -rising).
• H8145 — שֵׁנִי (shênîy, shay-nee'): from שָׁנָה; properly, double, i.e. second; also adverbially, again; again, either (of them), (an-) other, second (time).

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H369 — אַיִן (ʼayin, ah'-yin): as if from a primitive root meaning to be nothing or not exist; a non-entity; generally used as a negative particle; else, except, fail, (father-) less, be gone, in(-curable), neither, never, no (where), none, nor, (any, thing), not, nothing, to nought, past, un(-searchable), well-nigh, without. Compare אַיִן.
• H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.

Discussion / Insights

No content yet

Notes and References

No content yet

Bible › Ecclesiastes › Ecclesiastes 4 › Verse 10