Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 11:1–2

¹Cast your bread upon the waters,

for after many days you will find it again.

²Divide your portion among seven, or even eight,

for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Word by word

Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Cast	שַׁלַּ֥ח	šal·laḥ	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H7971 send
your bread	לַחְמְךָ֖	laḥ·mə·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
upon	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the waters	הַמָּ֑יִם	ham·mā·yim	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H4325 water, juice, urine
for	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
after many	בְרֹ֥ב	ḇə·rōḇ	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H7230 multitude, abundance, greatness
days	הַיָּמִ֖ים	hay·yā·mîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
you will find it	תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ׃	tim·ṣā·’en·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H4672 attain to, find

English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Divide	תֶּן־	ten-	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
your portion	חֵ֥לֶק	ḥê·leq	Noun - masculine singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
among seven	לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה	lə·šiḇ·‘āh	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular	H7651 seven
or even	וְגַ֣ם	wə·ḡam	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
eight	לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה	liš·mō·w·nāh	Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular	H8083 eight
for	כִּ֚י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you do not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
know	תֵדַ֔ע	ṯê·ḏa‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H3045 know
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
disaster	רָעָ֖ה	rā·‘āh	Adjective - feminine singular	H7451 bad, evil
may befall	יִּהְיֶ֥ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the land	הָאָֽרֶץ׃	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 11:1 Ecclesiastes 11:6 · Proverbs 19:17 · Matthew 10:42 · Hebrews 6:10 · 2 Corinthians 9:6 · Isaiah 32:20 · Psalm 41:1–2 · Luke 14:14 · Galatians 6:8–10 · Psalm 126:5–6 · Isaiah 32:8 · Proverbs 11:18

Ecclesiastes 11:2 1 Timothy 6:18–19 · Job 5:19 · Psalm 112:9 · Luke 6:30–35 · Proverbs 6:16 · Acts 11:28–30 · Nehemiah 8:10 · Micah 5:5 · Daniel 4:27 · Esther 9:19 · Galatians 6:1 · Ephesians 5:16

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.