Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:23
23All this I tested by wisdom, saying, “I resolve to be wise.” But it was beyond me.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֹ֖ה | zōh | Pronoun - feminine singular | H2090 this, that |
| I tested | נִסִּ֣יתִי | nis·sî·ṯî | Verb - Piel - Perfect - first person common singular | H5254 test, try |
| by wisdom | בַֽחָכְמָ֑ה | ḇa·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| I resolve | אָמַ֣רְתִּי | ’ā·mar·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H559 utter, say |
| to be wise | אֶחְכָּ֔מָה | ’eḥ·kā·māh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative - first person common singular | H2449 be wise |
| But it | וְהִ֖יא | wə·hî | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person feminine singular | H1931 he, she |
| was beyond | רְחוֹקָ֥ה | rə·ḥō·w·qāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7350 distant, far |
| me | מִמֶּֽנִּי׃ | mim·men·nî | Preposition; first person common singular | H4480 out of, from, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not |
Cross-references
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Romans 1:22 · 1 Corinthians 1:20 · Genesis 3:5
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.