Ecclesiastes 8:13 — King James Version← Study notes

“But it shall not be well with the wicked, neither shall he prolong his days, which are as a shadow; because he feareth not before God.”

Ecclesiastes 8:13 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 8:1313 words

HebrewMeaning

וְ/טוֹב֙wəṭwōb

beautifulconjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

לֹֽאlōʾ

ereparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יִהְיֶ֣הyihəyeh

beaconverbH1961

altogether · be · accomplished · committed ···

לָֽ/רָשָׁ֔עlārāšāʿ

guiltypronH7563

condemned · ungodly · wicked · that did wrong

וְ/לֹֽאwəlōʾ

ereconjH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יַאֲרִ֥יךְyaʾăriykə

deferverbH748

draw out · lengthen · (be · become ···

יָמִ֖יםyāmiym

daynounH3117

always · chronicals · continually · daily ···

כַּ/צֵּ֑לkaṣēl

defencepronH6738

shade

אֲשֶׁ֛רʾăšer

asparticleH834

after · alike · because · every ···

אֵינֶ֥/נּוּʾēynenw

elseparticleH369

except · fail · less · be gone ···

יָרֵ֖אyārēʾ

afraidverbH3373

fear

מִ/לִּ/פְנֵ֥יmilipənēy

a- forepronH6440

accept · against · anger · as ···

אֱלֹהִֽיםʾĕlōhiym

GodnounH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

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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