Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:27
27“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Behold | רְאֵה֙ | rə·’êh | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| says | אָמְרָ֖ה | ’ā·mə·rāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular | H559 utter, say |
| the Teacher | קֹהֶ֑לֶת | qō·he·leṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H6953 collector |
| I have discovered | מָצָ֔אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| this | זֶ֣ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| by adding one | אַחַ֥ת | ’a·ḥaṯ | Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| thing to another | לְאַחַ֖ת | lə·’a·ḥaṯ | Preposition-l; Number - feminine singular | H259 one |
| to find | לִמְצֹ֥א | lim·ṣō | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H4672 attain to, find |
| an explanation | חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃ | ḥeš·bō·wn | Noun - masculine singular | H2808 reckoning, account |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.