Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 9:1
1So I took all this to heart and concluded that the righteous and the wise, as well as their deeds, are in God’s hands. Man does not know what lies ahead, whether love or hate.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| So | כִּ֣י | kî | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| I took | נָתַ֤תִּי | nā·ṯat·tî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| this | זֶ֞ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| to | אֶל־ | ’el- | Preposition | H413 motion to |
| heart | לִבִּי֙ | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| and concluded | וְלָב֣וּר | wə·lā·ḇūr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H952 make clear, clear up, explain |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֨ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| the righteous | הַצַּדִּיקִ֧ים | haṣ·ṣad·dî·qîm | Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H6662 just, righteous |
| and the wise | וְהַחֲכָמִ֛ים | wə·ha·ḥă·ḵā·mîm | Conjunctive waw, Article; Adjective - masculine plural | H2450 wise |
| as well as their deeds | וַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖ם | wa·‘ă·ḇā·ḏê·hem | Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H5652 work |
| are in God’s | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| hands | בְּיַ֣ד | bə·yaḏ | Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct | H3027 hand |
| Man | הָֽאָדָ֔ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| does not | אֵ֤ין | ’ên | Adverb | H369 nothing, nought |
| know | יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| what | הַכֹּ֖ל | hak·kōl | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H3605 the whole, all |
| lies ahead | לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃ | lip̄·nê·hem | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine plural | H6440 face, before |
| whether | גַּֽם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| love | אַהֲבָ֣ה | ’a·hă·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H160 love |
| or | גַם־ | ḡam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| hate | שִׂנְאָ֗ה | śin·’āh | Noun - feminine singular | H8135 hating, hatred |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.