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Ecclesiastes 2:13 — King James Version← Study notes

Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.


Ecclesiastes 2:13Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 2:1311 words
HebrewMeaning
וְ/רָאִ֣יתִיwərāʾiytiy
advise selfconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
אָ֔נִיʾāniy
IprepH589
me · mine · myself · we ···
שֶׁ/יֵּ֥שׁšeyēš
areparticleH3426
(he · it · shall · there ···
יִתְר֛וֹןyitərwōn
betternounH3504
excellency · profit
לַֽ/חָכְמָ֖הlaḥākəmāh
skilfulpronH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
מִןmin
abovepronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הַ/סִּכְל֑וּתhasikəlwt
follyparticleH5531
foolishness
כִּֽ/יתְר֥וֹןkiytərwōn
betterpronH3504
excellency · profit
הָ/א֖וֹרhāʾwōr
brightparticleH216
clear · day · light · morning ···
מִןmin
abovepronH4480
after · among · at · because of ···
הַ/חֹֽשֶׁךְhaḥōšekə
darkparticleH2822
night · obscurity
Words 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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