Ecclesiastes 4:14 — King James Version← Study notes

“For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.”

Ecclesiastes 4:14 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 4:1410 words

HebrewMeaning

כִּֽיkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

מִ/בֵּ֥יתmibēyt

housepronH1004

daughter · door · dungeon · family ···

הָ/סוּרִ֖יםhāswriym

bindparticleH631

fast · gird · harness · hold ···

יָצָ֣אyāṣāʾ

appearverbH3318

after · assuredly · bear out · begotten ···

לִ/מְלֹ֑ךְliməlōkə

consultpronH4427

indeed · be (make · set a · set up) king ···

כִּ֛יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

גַּ֥םgam

againparticleH1571

alike · also · as · both ...and ···

בְּ/מַלְכוּת֖/וֹbəmaləkwtwō

empirepronH4438

kingdom · realm · reign · royal

נוֹלַ֥דnwōlad

bearverbH3205

beget · birth · born · bring forth (children ···

רָֽשׁrāš

lackverbH7326

needy · poor

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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