Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- Surely Conj 5391 [e] יִשֹּׁ֥ךְ yiš-šōḵ may bite V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 5175 [e] הַנָּחָ֖שׁ han-nā-ḥāš a serpent Art | N-ms 3808 [e] בְּלוֹא־ bə-lō-w- when [it is] not Prep-b | Adv-NegPrt 3908 [e] לָ֑חַשׁ lā-ḥaš; charmed N-ms 369 [e] וְאֵ֣ין wə-’ên and no Conj-w | Adv 3504 [e] יִתְר֔וֹן yiṯ-rō-wn, is different N-ms 1167 [e] לְבַ֖עַל lə-ḇa-‘al owner Prep-l | N-msc 3956 [e] הַלָּשֽׁוֹן׃ hal-lā-šō-wn. the babbler Art | N-cs

New American Standard Bible
If the serpent bites before being charmed, there is no profit for the charmer.

King James Bible
Surely the serpent will bite without enchantment; and a babbler is no better.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
If the snake bites before it is charmed, then there is no advantage for the charmer.

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