Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:17

¹⁷I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
said	אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי	’ā·mar·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
in my heart	בְּלִבִּ֔י	bə·lib·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
will judge	יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט	yiš·pōṭ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H8199 judge, govern
the righteous	הַצַּדִּיק֙	haṣ·ṣad·dîq	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6662 just, righteous
and	וְאֶת־	wə·’eṯ-	Conjunctive waw; Direct object marker	H853 mark of the accusative
the wicked	הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע	hā·rā·šā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7563 wicked, criminal
since	כִּי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
there is a time	עֵ֣ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
for every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
activity	חֵ֔פֶץ	ḥê·p̄eṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure
and every	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
deed	הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה	ham·ma·‘ă·śeh	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.