Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 7:29
29Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made mankind upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Word by word
Each English word or phrase beside the Hebrew it translates, in the order of the English. Choose a number to open that word’s study.
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Only | לְבַד֙ | lə·ḇaḏ | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H905 separation |
| this | זֶ֣ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| have I found | רְאֵה־ | rə·’êh- | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular | H7200 see |
| I have discovered | מָצָ֔אתִי | mā·ṣā·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H4672 attain to, find |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| made | עָשָׂ֧ה | ‘ā·śāh | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| mankind | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| upright | יָשָׁ֑ר | yā·šār | Adjective - masculine singular | H3477 straight, right |
| but they | וְהֵ֥מָּה | wə·hêm·māh | Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine plural | H1992 they, them |
| have sought out | בִקְשׁ֖וּ | ḇiq·šū | Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | H1245 seek |
| many | רַבִּֽים׃ | rab·bîm | Adjective - masculine plural | H7227 much, many, great |
| schemes | חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת | ḥiš·šə·ḇō·nō·wṯ | Noun - masculine plural | H2810 device, invention |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Jeremiah 4:22 · Genesis 6:11–12 · Mark 7:8–9 · Titus 3:3 · Genesis 5:1 · Ephesians 2:2–3 · Genesis 1:26–27 · Genesis 6:5–6 · Jeremiah 2:12–13 · Psalm 106:39 · Psalm 99:8 · Genesis 3:6–7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.