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Proverbs 26:10

Like an archer who wounds at random is he who hires a fool or passerby.
Proverbs 26:10
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

רַ֥ב מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־כֹּ֑ל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר כְּ֝סִ֗יל וְשֹׂכֵ֥ר עֹבְרִֽים׃

  1. רַ֥בrav“an archer”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַב · “archer” · Strong's H7228
  2. מְחֽוֹלֵֽל־me.cho.lel-“[who] wounds”
    Verb, piel, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָלַל · “to bore” · Strong's H2490A
  3. כֹּ֑לKol“everyone”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  4. וְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.Kher“and [one who] hires”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂכַר · “to hire” · Strong's H7936B
  5. כְּ֝סִ֗ילke.Sil“a fool”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּסִיל · “fool” · Strong's H3684
  6. וְשֹׂכֵ֥רve.so.Kher“and [one who] hires”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from שָׂכַר · “to hire” · Strong's H7936B
  7. עֹבְרִֽים׃'oe.Rim“[those who] pass by”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, absolute · from עָבַר · “pass” · Strong's H5674A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)