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For ifכִּי אִםthey fall,יִפֹּלוּthe oneהָאֶחָדwill lift upיָקִיםhis companion;אֶת חֲבֵרוֹbutוְwoeאִיto him,לוֹthe oneהָאֶחָדwho fallsשֶׁיִּפּוֹלand there is noוְאֵיןsecondשֵׁנִיto lift him up!לַהֲקִימוֹ
Ecclesiastes 4:10
Study it in the app“For if they fall, the one will lift up his companion; but woe to him, the one who falls and there is no second to lift him up!”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 4:10, word by word
- they fallיִפֹּלוּyipolu
fall
To fall to the ground, or for a city to fall.
Where else “yipolu” appears- the oneאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- will lift upיָקִיםyakim
establish
To put something up, or confirm a covenant.
Where else “yakim” appears- his companionחֲבֵרchaver
companion, united
Companion, joined to others; "united" as a single group.
Where else “chaver” appears- to himלl
woe!
Woe! A cry of lament.
Where else “l” appears- secondשֵׁנִיsheni
second
The one that comes after the first; the other of two.
Where else “sheni” appears
The context
9Two are better than one, because they have good wages for their toil.
10 · This verse (above)
11Also, if two lie down, they have warmth; but for one how can there be warmth?