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Ecclesiastes 8— explore original Hebrew and Greek words with Strong's concordance.

Verse 1

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0מִ֚יWho [is]H4310
1כְּהֶ֣חָכָ֔םkə·he·ḥā·ḵām,like a wise [man]H2450
2וּמִ֥יū·mîand whoH4310
3יוֹדֵ֖עַyō·w·ḏê·a‘knowsH3045
4פֵּ֣שֶׁרpê·šerthe interpretationH6592
5דָּבָ֑ר؟dā·ḇār;of a thingH1697
6חָכְמַ֤תḥā·ḵə·maṯwisdomH2451
7אָדָם֙’ā·ḏāmof a manH0120
8תָּאִ֣ירtā·’îrmakes shineH0215
9פָּנָ֔יוpā·nāw,his faceH6440
10וְעֹ֥זwə·‘ōzand the sternnessH5797
11פָּנָ֖יוpā·nāwof his faceH6440
12יְשֻׁנֶּֽא׃.yə·šun·ne.is changedH8132

Verse 2

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֲנִי֙’ă·nîI [say]H0589
1פִּי־pî-commandmentH6310
2מֶ֣לֶךְme·leḵof the kingH4428
3שְׁמ֔וֹרšə·mō·wr,KeepH8104
4וְעַ֕לwə·‘alforH5921
5דִּבְרַ֖תdiḇ·raṯthe sakeH1700
6שְׁבוּעַ֥תšə·ḇū·‘aṯof your oath toH7621
7אֱלֹהִֽים׃.’ĕ·lō·hîm.GodH0430

Verse 3

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אַל־’al-NotH0408
1תִּבָּהֵ֤לtib·bā·hêldo be hastyH0926
2מִפָּנָיו֙mip·pā·nāwfrom his presenceH6440
3תֵּלֵ֔ךְtê·lêḵ,to goH1980
4אַֽל־’al-notH0408
5תַּעֲמֹ֖דta·‘ă·mōḏdo take your standH5975
6בְּדָבָ֣רbə·ḏā·ḇārfor an thingH1697
7רָ֑עrā‘;evilH7451
8כִּ֛יforH3588
9כָּל־kāl-allH3605
10אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhateverH0834
11יַחְפֹּ֖ץyaḥ·pōṣpleases himH2654
12יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃.ya·‘ă·śeh.he doesH6213

Verse 4

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0בַּאֲשֶׁ֥רba·’ă·šerWhereH0834
1דְּבַר־də·ḇar-the wordH1697
2מֶ֖לֶךְme·leḵof a kingH4428
3שִׁלְט֑וֹןšil·ṭō·wn;[is there is] powerH7983
4וּמִ֥יū·mîand whoH4310
5יֹֽאמַר־yō·mar-may sayH0559
6ל֖וֹlōwto him
7מַֽה־mah-whatH4100
8תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃.ta·‘ă·śeh.are you doingH6213

Verse 5

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0שׁוֹמֵ֣רšō·w·mêrHe who keepsH8104
1מִצְוָ֔הmiṣ·wāh,his commandH4687
2לֹ֥אnothingH3808
3יֵדַ֖עyê·ḏa‘will experienceH3045
4דָּבָ֣רdā·ḇārthingH1697
5רָ֑עrā‘;harmfulH7451
6וְעֵ֣תwə·‘êṯand both timeH6256
7וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט.ū·miš·pāṭ,and judgmentH4941
8יֵדַ֖עyê·ḏa‘And discernsH3045
9לֵ֥בlêḇheartH3820
10חָכָֽם׃.ḥā·ḵām.of a wise manH2450

Verse 6

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּ֣יBecauseH3588
1לְכָל־lə·ḵālfor everyH3605
2חֵ֔פֶץḥê·p̄eṣ,matterH2656
3יֵ֖שׁyêšthere isH3426
4עֵ֣ת‘êṯa timeH6256
5וּמִשְׁפָּ֑טū·miš·pāṭ;and judgmentH4941
6כִּֽי־kî-ThoughH3588
7רָעַ֥תrā·‘aṯthe miseryH7451
8הָאָדָ֖םhā·’ā·ḏāmof manH0120
9רַבָּ֥הrab·bāh[increases] greatlyH7227
10עָלָֽיו׃.‘ā·lāw.onH5921

Verse 7

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כִּֽי־kî-ForH3588
1אֵינֶ֥נּוּ’ê·nen·nūnotH0369
2יֹדֵ֖עַyō·ḏê·a‘he does knowH3045
3מַה־mah-whatH4100
4שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑הše·yih·yeh;will happenH1961
5כִּ֚יsoH3588
6כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רka·’ă·šerwhenH0834
7יִֽהְיֶ֔ה؟yih·yeh,it will occurH1961
8מִ֖יwhoH4310
9יַגִּ֥ידyag·gîḏcan tellH5046
10לֽוֹ׃.lōw.him

Verse 8

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֵ֣ין’ênNoH0369
1אָדָ֞ם’ā·ḏāmoneH0120
2שַׁלִּ֤יטšal·lîṭhas powerH7989
3בָּר֙וּחַ֙bā·rū·aḥover the spiritH7307
4לִכְל֣וֹאliḵ·lō·wto retainH3607
5אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
6הָר֔וּחַhā·rū·aḥ,the spiritH7307
7וְאֵ֤יןwə·’ênand no oneH0369
8שִׁלְטוֹן֙šil·ṭō·wnhas powerH7983
9בְּי֣וֹםbə·yō·wmin the dayH3117
10הַמָּ֔וֶתham·mā·weṯ,of deathH4194
11וְאֵ֥יןwə·’ênand [There is] noH0369
12מִשְׁלַ֖חַתmiš·la·ḥaṯreleaseH4917
13בַּמִּלְחָמָ֑הbam·mil·ḥā·māh;from that warH4421
14וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-and notH3808
15יְמַלֵּ֥טyə·mal·lêṭwill deliverH4422
16רֶ֖שַׁעre·ša‘wickednessH7562
17אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
18בְּעָלָֽיו׃.bə·‘ā·lāw.those who are given to itH1167

Verse 9

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֶת־’eṯ-ThisH0853
1כָּל־kāl-allH3605
2זֶ֤הzehand thisH2088
3רָאִ֙יתִי֙rā·’î·ṯîI have seenH7200
4וְנָת֣וֹןwə·nā·ṯō·wnand appliedH5414
5אֶת־’eṯ-to everyH0853
6לִבִּ֔יlib·bî,my heartH3820
7לְכָֽל־lə·ḵālto everyH3605
8מַעֲשֶׂ֔הma·‘ă·śeh,workH4639
9אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerthatH0834
10נַעֲשָׂ֖הna·‘ă·śāhis doneH6213
11תַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯunderH8478
12הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁhaš·šā·meš;the sunH8121
13עֵ֗ת‘êṯ,[There is] a timeH6256
14אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerin whichH0834
15שָׁלַ֧טšā·laṭrulesH7980
16הָאָדָ֛םhā·’ā·ḏāmone manH0120
17בְּאָדָ֖םbə·’ā·ḏāmover anotherH0120
18לְרַ֥עlə·ra‘To hurtH7451
19לֽוֹ׃.lōw.his own

Verse 10

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וּבְכֵ֡ןū·ḇə·ḵênandH3651
1רָאִיתִי֩rā·’î·ṯîI sawH7200
2רְשָׁעִ֨יםrə·šā·‘îmthe wickedH7563
3קְבֻרִ֜יםqə·ḇu·rîmburiedH6912
4וָבָ֗אוּwā·ḇā·’ū,and who had comeH0935
5וּמִמְּק֤וֹםū·mim·mə·qō·wmand from the placeH4725
6קָדוֹשׁ֙qā·ḏō·wōšof holinessH6918
7יְהַלֵּ֔כוּyə·hal·lê·ḵū,goneH1980
8וְיִֽשְׁתַּכְּח֥וּwə·yiš·tak·kə·ḥūand they were forgottenH7911
9בָעִ֖ירḇā·‘îrin the cityH5892
10אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhereH0834
11כֵּן־kên-soH3651
12עָשׂ֑וּ‘ā·śū;they had doneH6213
13גַּם־gam-alsoH1571
14זֶ֖הzehthisH2088
15הָֽבֶל׃.hā·ḇel.[is] vanityH1892

Verse 11

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֲשֶׁר֙’ă·šerBecauseH0834
1אֵין־’ên-notH0369
2נַעֲשָׂ֣הna·‘ă·śāhis executedH6213
3פִתְגָ֔םp̄iṯ·ḡām,the sentence againstH6599
4מַעֲשֵׂ֥הma·‘ă·śêhworkH4639
5הָרָעָ֖הhā·rā·‘āhan evilH7451
6מְהֵרָ֑הmə·hê·rāh;speedilyH4120
7עַל־‘al-uponH5921
8כֵּ֡ןkênthusH3651
9מָלֵ֞אmā·lêis fully setH4390
10לֵ֧בlêḇthe heartH3820
11בְּֽנֵי־bə·nê-of the sonsH1121
12הָאָדָ֛םhā·’ā·ḏāmof menH0120
13בָּהֶ֖םbā·hemin them
14לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla·‘ă·śō·wṯto doH6213
15רָֽע׃.rā‘.evilH7451

Verse 12

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerThoughH0834
1חֹטֶ֗אḥō·ṭe,a sinnerH2398
2עֹשֶׂ֥ה‘ō·śehdoesH6213
3רָ֛עrā‘evilH7451
4מְאַ֖תmə·’aṯa hundred [times]H3967
5וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְū·ma·’ă·rîḵand are prolongedH0748
6ל֑וֹlōw;his [days]
7כִּ֚יyetH3588
8גַּם־gam-surelyH1571
9יוֹדֵ֣עַyō·w·ḏê·a‘knowH3045
10אָ֔נִי’ā·nî,IH0589
11אֲשֶׁ֤ר’ă·šerthatH0834
12יִהְיֶה־yih·yeh-it will beH1961
13טּוֹב֙ṭō·wḇwellH2896
14לְיִרְאֵ֣יlə·yir·’êwith those who fearH3372
15הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîm,GodH0430
16אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerwhoH0834
17יִֽירְא֖וּyî·rə·’ūfearH3372
18מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃.mil·lə·p̄ā·nāw.before HimH6440

Verse 13

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְטוֹב֙wə·ṭō·wḇBut wellH2896
1לֹֽא־lō-notH3808
2יִהְיֶ֣הyih·yehit will beH1961
3לָֽרָשָׁ֔עlā·rā·šā‘,with the wickedH7563
4וְלֹֽא־wə·lō-norH3808
5יַאֲרִ֥יךְya·’ă·rîḵwill he prolongH0748
6יָמִ֖יםyā·mîm[his] daysH3117
7כַּצֵּ֑לkaṣ·ṣêl;[which are] as a shadowH6738
8אֲשֶׁ֛ר’ă·šerbecauseH0834
9אֵינֶ֥נּוּ’ê·nen·nūnotH0369
10יָרֵ֖אyā·rêhe does fearH3373
11מִלִּפְנֵ֥יmil·lip̄·nêbeforeH6440
12אֱלֹהִֽים׃.’ĕ·lō·hîm.GodH0430

Verse 14

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0יֶשׁ־yeš-There isH3426
1הֶבֶל֮he·ḇela vanityH1892
2אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerwhichH0834
3נַעֲשָׂ֣הna·‘ă·śāhoccursH6213
4עַל־‘al-onH5921
5הָאָרֶץ֒hā·’ā·reṣearthH0776
6אֲשֶׁ֣ר ׀’ă·šerthatH0834
7יֵ֣שׁyêšthere areH3426
8צַדִּיקִ֗יםṣad·dî·qîm,just [men]H6662
9אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerto whomH0834
10מַגִּ֤יעַmag·gî·a‘it happensH5060
11אֲלֵהֶם֙’ă·lê·hemaccordingH0413
12כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkə·ma·‘ă·śêhto the workH4639
13הָרְשָׁעִ֔יםhā·rə·šā·‘îm,of the wickedH7563
14וְיֵ֣שׁwə·yêšand again there areH3426
15רְשָׁעִ֔יםrə·šā·‘îm,wicked [men]H7563
16שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַšem·mag·gî·a‘to whom it happensH5060
17אֲלֵהֶ֖ם’ă·lê·hemuntoH0413
18כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הkə·ma·‘ă·śêhaccording to the workH4639
19הַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםhaṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm;of the righteousH6662
20אָמַ֕רְתִּי’ā·mar·tîI saidH0559
21שֶׁגַּם־šeg·gam-that alsoH1571
22זֶ֖הzehthisH2088
23הָֽבֶל׃.hā·ḇel.[is] vanityH1892

Verse 15

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיwə·šib·baḥ·tîSo commendedH7623
1אֲנִי֙’ă·nîIH0589
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3הַשִּׂמְחָ֔הhaś·śim·ḥāh,enjoymentH8057
4אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerbecauseH0834
5אֵֽין־’ên-has nothingH0369
6ט֤וֹבṭō·wḇbetterH2896
7לָֽאָדָם֙lā·’ā·ḏāma manH0120
8תַּ֣חַתta·ḥaṯunderH8478
9הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhaš·še·meš,the sunH8121
10כִּ֛יthanH3588
11אִם־’im-thanH0518
12לֶאֱכ֥וֹלle·’ĕ·ḵō·wlto eatH0398
13וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתwə·liš·tō·wṯand drinkH8354
14וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַwə·liś·mō·w·aḥ;and be merryH8055
15וְה֞וּאwə·hūfor thatH1931
16יִלְוֶ֣נּוּyil·wen·nūwill remain with himH3867
17בַעֲמָל֗וֹḇa·‘ă·mā·lōw,in his laborH5999
18יְמֵ֥יyə·mê[all] the daysH3117
19חַיָּ֛יוḥay·yāwof his lifeH2416
20אֲשֶׁר־’ă·šer-whichH0834
21נָֽתַן־nā·ṯan-givesH5414
22ל֥וֹlōwhim
23הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhā·’ĕ·lō·hîmGodH0430
24תַּ֥חַתta·ḥaṯunderH8478
25הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃.haš·šā·meš.the sunH8121

Verse 16

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka·’ă·šerWhenH0834
1נָתַ֤תִּיnā·ṯat·tîI appliedH5414
2אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
3לִבִּי֙lib·bîmy heartH3820
4לָדַ֣עַתlā·ḏa·‘aṯto knowH3045
5חָכְמָ֔הḥāḵ·māhwisdomH2451
6וְלִרְאוֹת֙wə·lir·’ō·wṯand to seeH7200
7אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
8הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןhā·‘in·yān,the businessH6045
9אֲשֶׁ֥ר’ă·šerthatH0834
10נַעֲשָׂ֖הna·‘ă·śāhis doneH6213
11עַל־‘al-onH5921
12הָאָ֑רֶץhā·’ā·reṣ;earthH0776
13כִּ֣יforH3588
14גַ֤םḡameven thoughH1571
15בַּיּוֹם֙bay·yō·wmdayH3117
16וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהū·ḇal·lay·lāh,or nightH3915
17שֵׁנָ֕הšê·nāhsleepH8142
18בְּעֵינָ֖יוbə·‘ê·nāwwith his eyesH5869
19אֵינֶ֥נּוּ’ê·nen·nūnoH0369
20רֹאֶֽה׃.rō·’eh.one seesH7200

Verse 17

#OriginalTranslit.EnglishStrong's
0וְרָאִיתִי֮wə·rā·’î·ṯîThen I sawH7200
1אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
2כָּל־kāl-allH3605
3מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma·‘ă·śêhthe workH4639
4הָאֱלֹהִים֒hā·’ĕ·lō·hîmof GodH0430
5כִּי֩thatH3588
6לֹ֨אnotH3808
7יוּכַ֜לyū·ḵalcannotH3201
8הָאָדָ֗םhā·’ā·ḏām,a manH0120
9לִמְצוֹא֙lim·ṣō·wfind outH4672
10אֶת־’eṯ--H0853
11הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ham·ma·‘ă·śehthe workH4639
12אֲשֶׁ֣ר’ă·šerthatH0834
13נַעֲשָׂ֣הna·‘ă·śāhis doneH6213
14תַֽחַת־ṯa·ḥaṯ-underH8478
15הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ.haš·še·meš,the sunH8121
16בְּ֠שֶׁלbə·šelForH7945
17אֲשֶׁ֨ר’ă·šerthoughH0834
18יַעֲמֹ֧לya·‘ă·mōllaborsH5998
19הָאָדָ֛םhā·’ā·ḏāma manH0120
20לְבַקֵּ֖שׁlə·ḇaq·qêšto discover [it]H1245
21וְלֹ֣אwə·lōand yet notH3808
22יִמְצָ֑אyim·ṣā;he will find [it]H4672
23וְגַ֨םwə·ḡamand moreoverH1571
24אִם־’im-thoughH0518
25יֹאמַ֤רyō·marattemptsH0559
26הֶֽחָכָם֙he·ḥā·ḵāma wise [man]H2450
27לָדַ֔עַתlā·ḏa·‘aṯ,to know [it]H3045
28לֹ֥אnotH3808
29יוּכַ֖לyū·ḵalhe will be ableH3201
30לִמְצֹֽא׃.lim·ṣō.to find [it]H4672

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