Ecclesiastes 8:5 — King James Version← Study notes

“Whoso keepeth the commandment shall feel no evil thing: and a wise man’s heart discerneth both time and judgment.”

Ecclesiastes 8:5 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 8:511 words

HebrewMeaning

שׁוֹמֵ֣רšwōmēr

one who keepsverbH8104

be circumspect · take heed · keep(-er · self) ···

מִצְוָ֔הmiṣəwāh

a commandnounH4687

law · ordinance · precept

לֹ֥אlōʾ

notparticleH3808

before · or else · except · ig ···

יֵדַ֖עyēdaʿ

he will knowverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

דָּבָ֣רdābār

a thingnounH1697

advice · affair · answer · any such ···

רָ֑עrāʿ

eviladjH7451

affliction · bad · calamity · displease ···

וְ/עֵ֣תwəʿēt

and an appropriate timeconjH6256

after · certain · continually · evening ···

וּ/מִשְׁפָּ֔טwmišəpāṭ

and customconjH4941

adversary · charge · crime · custom ···

יֵדַ֖עyēdaʿ

it will knowverbH3045

acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···

לֵ֥בlēb

a heartnounH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

חָכָֽםḥākām

wiseadjH2450

subtil · wise · man)

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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