Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 8:7

⁷Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Since	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
no one	אֵינֶ֥נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
knows	יֹדֵ֖עַ	yō·ḏê·a‘	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H3045 know
what	מַה־	mah-	Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
will happen	שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה	še·yih·yeh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
who	מִ֖י	mî	Interrogative	H4310 who?
can tell	יַגִּ֥יד	yag·gîḏ	Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5046 be conspicuous
him	לֽוֹ׃	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
what	כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is to come	יִֽהְיֶ֔ה	yih·yeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.