Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 10:5
5There is an evil I have seen under the sun —
an error that proceeds from the ruler:
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| There is | יֵ֣שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| an evil | רָעָ֔ה | rā·‘āh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| I have seen | רָאִ֖יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the sun | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | haš·šā·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| an error | כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה | kiš·ḡā·ḡāh | Preposition-k; Noun - feminine singular | H7684 sin of error, inadvertence |
| that proceeds | שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א | še·yō·ṣā | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular | H3318 go or come out |
| from | מִלִּפְנֵ֥י | mil·lip̄·nê | Preposition-m, Preposition-l; Noun - common plural construct | H6440 face, before |
| the ruler | הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ | haš·šal·lîṭ | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H7989 having mastery, domineering |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 5:13 · Ecclesiastes 6:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:16 · Ecclesiastes 4:1 · Ecclesiastes 9:3 · Ecclesiastes 4:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.