Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 11:6

⁶Sow your seed in the morning,

and do not rest your hands in the evening,

for you do not know which will succeed,

whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.

Word by word

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Sow	זְרַ֣ע	zə·ra‘	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H2232 sow, scatter seed
your seed	זַרְעֶ֔ךָ	zar·‘e·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H2233 sowing, seed, offspring
in the morning	בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙	bab·bō·qer	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H1242 morning
and do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
rest	תַּנַּ֣ח	tan·naḥ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - second person masculine singular	H5117 rest
your hands	יָדֶ֑ךָ	yā·ḏe·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
in the evening	וְלָעֶ֖רֶב	wə·lā·‘e·reḇ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6153 (sun)set, evening
for	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
you do not	אֵֽינְךָ֨	’ê·nə·ḵā	Adverb; second person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
know	יוֹדֵ֜ע	yō·ḏēʿ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
which	אֵ֣י	’ê	Interrogative	H335 where?
will succeed	יִכְשָׁר֙	yiḵ·šār	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H3787 be advantageous, proper, suitable, succeed
whether this	הֲזֶ֣ה	hă·zeh	Article; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
or	אוֹ־	’ōw-	Conjunction	H176 or
that	זֶ֔ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
or if	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
both	שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם	šə·nê·hem	Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
will equally	כְּאֶחָ֖ד	kə·’e·ḥāḏ	Preposition-k; Number - masculine singular	H259 one
prosper	טוֹבִֽים׃	ṭō·w·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good

Cross-references

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

2 Corinthians 9:10–11 · Isaiah 55:10 · Haggai 1:6–11 · Hosea 10:12 · 2 Corinthians 9:6 · Zechariah 8:11–12 · John 4:36–38 · 1 Corinthians 3:5–7 · Haggai 2:17–19 · 2 Timothy 4:2 · Mark 4:26–29 · Ecclesiastes 9:10

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.