Ecclesiastes 10:20
KJV:
Curse not the king, no not in thy thought; and curse not the rich in thy bedchamber: for a bird of the air shall carry the voice, and that which hath wings shall tell the matter.
BSB:
Do not curse the king even in your thoughts, or curse the rich even in your bedroom, for a bird of the air may carry your words, and a winged creature may report your speech.
Hebrew:
גַּ֣ם בְּמַדָּֽעֲךָ֗ מֶ֚לֶךְ אַל־ תְּקַלֵּ֔ל וּבְחַדְרֵי֙ מִשְׁכָּ֣בְךָ֔ אַל־ תְּקַלֵּ֖ל עָשִׁ֑יר כִּ֣י ע֤וֹף הַשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ יוֹלִ֣יךְ אֶת־ הַקּ֔וֹל וּבַ֥עַל כְּנָפַ֖יִם יַגֵּ֥יד דָּבָֽר׃
Topics:
CITIZENSKINGREVERENCESPEAKING
LXX:
Greek Text

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
also גַּ֣ם gamHD L
in mind your בְּ‏‏מַדָּֽעֲ‏‏ךָ֗ be.HR ma.da.'a.HNcmsc KhaHSp2ms L
a king מֶ֚לֶךְ Me.lekhHNcmsa L
may not אַל‏‏־ 'al-HTn L
you curse תְּקַלֵּ֔ל te.ka.LelHVpj2ms L
and in [the] chambers of וּ‏‏בְ‏‏חַדְרֵי֙ u.HC ve.HR chad.ReiHNcmpc L
lying down your מִשְׁכָּ֣בְ‏‏ךָ֔ mish.Ka.ve.HNcmsc khaHSp2ms L
may not אַל‏‏־ 'al-HTn L
you curse תְּקַלֵּ֖ל te.ka.LelHVpj2ms L
a rich [person] עָשִׁ֑יר 'a.ShirHAamsa L
for כִּ֣י kiHTc L
<the> bird of ע֤וֹף ofHNcmsc L
the heavens הַ‏‏שָּׁמַ֙יִם֙ ha.HTd sha.Ma.yimHNcmpa L
it will carry יוֹלִ֣יךְ yo.LikhHVhi3ms L
<obj.> אֶת‏‏־ 'et-HTo L
the sound הַ‏‏קּ֔וֹל ha.HTd KolHNcmsa L
and an owner וּ‏‏בַ֥עַל u.HC Va.'alHNcmsa L
of wings 1 כְּנָפַ֖יִם2 ke.na.fa.yimHNcfda Q(K)
it will tell יַגֵּ֥יד ya.GeidHVhi3ms L
[the] matter דָּבָֽר‏‏׃ da.VarHNcmsa L

Word Types and Editions

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  1. of the wings | **הַכְּנָפַיִם ** | ha.HTd ke.na.fa.yimHNcbda | K 

  2. L spelled: הכְּנָפַ֖יִם