“I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.”
Ecclesiastes 9:11 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:1129 words
HebrewMeaning
שַׁ֜בְתִּיšabətiy
I returnedverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
וְ/רָאֹ֣הwərāʾōh
and I sawconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
תַֽחַתtaḥat
underpronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhašemeš
the sunparticleH8121
east side · west · window. See also
כִּ֣יkiy
thatconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹא֩lōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/קַּלִּ֨יםlaqaliym
belongs to the swiftpronH7031
swift
הַ/מֵּר֜וֹץhamērwōṣ
the raceparticleH4793
וְ/לֹ֧אwəlōʾ
and notconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/גִּבּוֹרִ֣יםlagibwōriym
belongs to the mighty menpronH1368
chief · excel · giant · man ···
הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗הhamiləḥāmāh
the battleparticleH4421
fight · war
וְ֠/גַםwəgam
and alsoconjH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/חֲכָמִ֥יםlaḥăkāmiym
belongs to wise peoplepronH2450
subtil · wise · man)
לֶ֨חֶם֙leḥem
foodnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
וְ/גַ֨םwəgam
and alsoconjH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹ֤אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/נְּבֹנִים֙lanəbōniym
belongs to the understandingpronH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
עֹ֔שֶׁרʿōšer
wealthnounH6239
far
וְ/גַ֛םwəgam
and alsoconjH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
notparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/יֹּדְעִ֖יםlayōdəʿiym
belongs to the knowledgeablepronH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
חֵ֑ןḥēn
favornounH2580
grace · pleasant · precious · favoured
כִּיkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
עֵ֥תʿēt
timenounH6256
after · certain · continually · evening ···
וָ/פֶ֖גַעwāpegaʿ
and chanceconjH6294
occurent
יִקְרֶ֥הyiqəreh
it happens toverbH7136
lay beams · befall · bring · come ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
כֻּלָּֽ/םkulām
all of themnounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
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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