“In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.”
Ecclesiastes 11:6 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 11:621 words
HebrewMeaning
בַּ/בֹּ֨קֶר֙babōqer
in the morningpronH1242
early · morning · morrow
זְרַ֣עzəraʿ
sowverbH2232
conceive seed · set with sow · yield
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
זַרְעֶ֔/ךָzarəʿekā
seed yournounH2233
carnally · fruitful · seed · sowing-time
וְ/לָ/עֶ֖רֶבwəlāʿereb
and to the eveningconjH6153
day · tide) · night
אַלʾal
may notparticleH408
neither · never · no · nor ···
תַּנַּ֣חtanaḥ
bestowverbH3240
cast down · lay (down · up) · leave ···
יָדֶ֑/ךָyādekā
hand yournounH3027
about · armholes · at · axletree ···
כִּי֩kiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
אֵֽינְ/ךָ֨ʾēynəkā
not youparticleH369
except · fail · less · be gone ···
יוֹדֵ֜עywōdēʿ
are knowingverbH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
אֵ֣יʾēy
where?particleH335
what · whence · where · whether ···
זֶ֤הzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
יִכְשָׁר֙yikəšār
will it succeedverbH3787
be right · prosper
הֲ/זֶ֣הhăzeh
¿ thisparticleH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
אוֹʾwō
or?conjH176
and · either · if · at the least ···
זֶ֔הzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
וְ/אִםwəʾim
and or?conjH518
can- · doubtless · if · that) ···
שְׁנֵי/הֶ֥םšənēyhem
will both of themadjH8147
couple · double · second · twain ···
כְּ/אֶחָ֖דkəʾeḥād
as onepronH259
alike · alone · altogether · and ···
טוֹבִֽיםṭwōbiym
be goodadjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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