Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:5–6
5Whoever keeps his command will come to no harm, and a wise heart knows the right time and procedure. 6For there is a right time and procedure to every purpose, though a man’s misery weighs heavily upon him.
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Ecclesiastes 8:5
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Whoever keeps | שׁוֹמֵ֣ר | šō·w·mêr | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular construct | H8104 keep, watch, preserve |
| his command | מִצְוָ֔ה | miṣ·wāh | Noun - feminine singular | H4687 commandment |
| will come to | יֵדַ֖ע | yê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| no | לֹ֥א | lō | Adverb - Negative particle | H3808 not |
| harm | רָ֑ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| and a wise | חָכָֽם׃ | ḥā·ḵām | Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| heart | לֵ֥ב | lêḇ | Noun - masculine singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| knows | יֵדַ֖ע | yê·ḏa‘ | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H3045 know |
| the right time | וְעֵ֣ת | wə·‘êṯ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| and procedure | וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט | ū·miš·pāṭ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
Ecclesiastes 8:6
| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| For | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| there is | יֵ֖שׁ | yêš | Adverb | H3426 being, substance, existence |
| a right time | עֵ֣ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| and procedure | וּמִשְׁפָּ֑ט | ū·miš·pāṭ | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular | H4941 judgment |
| to every | לְכָל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| purpose | חֵ֔פֶץ | ḥê·p̄eṣ | Noun - masculine singular | H2656 delight, pleasure |
| though | כִּֽי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| a man’s | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| misery | רָעַ֥ת | rā·‘aṯ | Noun - feminine singular construct | H7451 bad, evil |
| weighs heavily | רַבָּ֥ה | rab·bāh | Adjective - feminine singular | H7227 much, many, great |
| upon him | עָלָֽיו׃ | ‘ā·lāw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | H5921 height |
Cross-references
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Ecclesiastes 8:5 Hebrews 5:14 · Philippians 1:9–10 · 1 Peter 3:13–14 · 1 Chronicles 12:32 · Luke 20:25 · Romans 13:5–7 · Acts 4:19 · Ecclesiastes 2:14 · Ecclesiastes 10:2 · Exodus 1:17 · Acts 5:29 · Ecclesiastes 8:2
Ecclesiastes 8:6 Ecclesiastes 3:1 · Ecclesiastes 3:17 · Ecclesiastes 3:11 · Luke 19:42–44 · Ecclesiastes 7:13–14 · Luke 17:26–30
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.