Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:7
7I acquired menservants and maidservants, and servants were born in my house. I also owned more herds and flocks than anyone in Jerusalem before me,
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I acquired | קָנִ֙יתִי֙ | qā·nî·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7069 get, acquire |
| menservants | עֲבָדִ֣ים | ‘ă·ḇā·ḏîm | Noun - masculine plural | H5650 slave, servant |
| and maidservants | וּשְׁפָח֔וֹת | ū·šə·p̄ā·ḥō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine plural | H8198 maid, maid-servant |
| and servants were born | וּבְנֵי־ | ū·ḇə·nê- | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| in my house | בַ֖יִת | ḇa·yiṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H1004 house |
| I also | גַּ֣ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| owned | הָ֣יָה | hā·yāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| more | הַרְבֵּה֙ | har·bêh | Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute | H7235 be, or become, much, many, great |
| herds | בָקָ֨ר | ḇā·qār | Noun - masculine singular | H1241 cattle, herd, ox |
| and flocks | וָצֹ֤אן | wā·ṣōn | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H6629 small cattle, sheep and goats, flock, flocks |
| than anyone | מִכֹּ֛ל | mik·kōl | Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| in Jerusalem | בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃ | bî·rū·šā·lim | Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular | H3389 Jerusalem |
| before me | לְפָנַ֖י | lə·p̄ā·nay | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular | H6440 face, before |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.