Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 11:1
1Cast your bread upon the waters,
for after many days you will find it again.
Word by word
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| 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 |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
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
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.