Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:10

¹⁰Do not say, “Why were the old days better than these?”

For it is unwise of you to ask about this.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
say	תֹּאמַר֙	tō·mar	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H559 utter, say
Why	מֶ֣ה	meh	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
were	הָיָ֔ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the old	הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים	hā·ri·šō·nîm	Article; Adjective - masculine plural	H7223 former, first, chief
days	שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙	še·hay·yā·mîm	Pronoun - relative, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3117 day
better	טוֹבִ֖ים	ṭō·w·ḇîm	Adjective - masculine plural	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than these	מֵאֵ֑לֶּה	mê·’êl·leh	Preposition-m; Pronoun - common plural	H428 these
For	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
it is unwise	מֵחָכְמָ֖ה	mê·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
of you to ask	שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ	šā·’al·tā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - second person masculine singular	H7592 ask, inquire
about	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
this	זֶֽה׃	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.