Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 8:9
9All this I have seen, applying my mind to every deed that is done under the sun; there is a time when one man lords it over another to his own detriment.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| All | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֶ֤ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| I have seen | רָאִ֙יתִי֙ | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| applying | וְנָת֣וֹן | wə·nā·ṯō·wn | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Infinitive absolute | H5414 give, put, set |
| my mind | לִבִּ֔י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to every | לְכָֽל־ | lə·ḵāl | Preposition; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| deed | מַעֲשֶׂ֔ה | ma·‘ă·śeh | Noun - masculine singular | H4639 deed, work |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is done | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | na·‘ă·śāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the sun | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | haš·šā·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| a time | עֵ֗ת | ‘êṯ | Noun - common singular | H6256 time |
| when | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| one man | הָאָדָ֛ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| lords it | שָׁלַ֧ט | šā·laṭ | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H7980 domineer, be master of |
| over another | בְּאָדָ֖ם | bə·’ā·ḏām | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| to his own detriment | לְרַ֥ע | lə·ra‘ | Preposition; Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
Cross-references
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Ecclesiastes 5:8 · Ecclesiastes 5:13 · Ecclesiastes 4:7–8 · Ecclesiastes 3:10 · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · Exodus 14:5–9 · 2 Kings 14:10–12 · Deuteronomy 2:30 · Ecclesiastes 1:14 · Exodus 14:28
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.