Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:7
7Again, I saw futility under the sun.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | וְשַׁ֧בְתִּי | wə·šaḇ·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H7725 turn back, return |
| I | אֲנִ֛י | ’ă·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| saw | וָאֶרְאֶ֥ה | wā·’er·’eh | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| futility | הֶ֖בֶל | he·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
| under | תַּ֥חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the sun | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | haš·šā·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.