Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:15
15I saw that all who lived and walked under the sun followed this second one, the youth who succeeded the king.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| I saw that | רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| who lived | הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים | ha·ḥay·yîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| and walked | הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים | ham·hal·lə·ḵîm | Article; Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine plural | H1980 go, come, walk |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the sun | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | haš·šā·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| followed | עִ֚ם | ‘im | Preposition | H5973 with |
| this second one | הַשֵּׁנִ֔י | haš·šê·nî | Article; Number - ordinal masculine singular | H8145 second |
| the youth | הַיֶּ֣לֶד | hay·ye·leḏ | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3206 child, son, boy, youth |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| succeeded | יַעֲמֹ֖ד | ya·‘ă·mōḏ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5975 take one's stand, stand |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.