Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 10:17
17Blessed are you, O land whose king is a son of nobles,
and whose princes feast at the proper time—
for strength and not for drunkenness.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Blessed are you | אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ | ’aš·rêḵ | Interjection; second person feminine singular | H835 happiness, blessedness |
| O land | אֶ֔רֶץ | ’e·reṣ | Noun - feminine singular | H776 earth, land |
| whose king | שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ | šem·mal·kêḵ | Pronoun - relative; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person feminine singular | H4428 king |
| is a son | בֶּן־ | ben- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H1121 son |
| of nobles | חוֹרִ֑ים | ḥō·w·rîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2715 noble |
| and whose princes | וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ | wə·śā·ra·yiḵ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; second person feminine singular | H8269 chieftain, chief, ruler, official, captain, prince |
| feast | יֹאכֵ֔לוּ | yō·ḵê·lū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H398 eat |
| at the proper time | בָּעֵ֣ת | bā·‘êṯ | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| for strength | בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה | biḡ·ḇū·rāh | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular | H1369 strength, might |
| and not | וְלֹ֥א | wə·lō | Conjunctive waw; Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| for drunkenness | בַשְּׁתִֽי׃ | ḇaš·šə·ṯî | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular | H8358 drinking, drinking-bout |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.