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Ecclesiastes 9:11 — King James Version← Study notes

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 9:11Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:1129 words
HebrewMeaning
שַׁ֜בְתִּיšabətiy
((breakverbH7725
build · circumcise · dig · do anything ···
וְ/רָאֹ֣הwərāʾōh
advise selfconjH7200
appear · approve · behold · certainly ···
תַֽחַתtaḥat
aspronH8478
beneath · flat · in · place ···
הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhašemeš
sunparticleH8121
east side · west · window. See also
כִּ֣יkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לֹא֩lōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/קַּלִּ֨יםlaqaliym
lightpronH7031
swift
הַ/מֵּר֜וֹץhamērwōṣ
raceparticleH4793
וְ/לֹ֧אwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/גִּבּוֹרִ֣יםlagibwōriym
championpronH1368
chief · excel · giant · man ···
הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗הhamiləḥāmāh
battleparticleH4421
fight · war
וְ֠/גַםwəgam
againconjH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹ֣אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/חֲכָמִ֥יםlaḥăkāmiym
cunningpronH2450
subtil · wise · man)
לֶ֨חֶם֙leḥem
breadnounH3899
eat · food · fruit · loaf ···
וְ/גַ֨םwəgam
againconjH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹ֤אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/נְּבֹנִים֙lanəbōniym
attendpronH995
consider · be cunning · diligently · direct ···
עֹ֔שֶׁרʿōšer
richesnounH6239
far
וְ/גַ֛םwəgam
againconjH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
לֹ֥אlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
לַ/יֹּדְעִ֖יםlayōdəʿiym
acknowledgepronH3045
acquaintance · advise · answer · appoint ···
חֵ֑ןḥēn
favournounH2580
grace · pleasant · precious · favoured
כִּיkiy
andconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
עֵ֥תʿēt
waysnounH6256
after · certain · continually · evening ···
וָ/פֶ֖גַעwāpegaʿ
chanceconjH6294
occurent
יִקְרֶ֥הyiqəreh
appointverbH7136
lay beams · befall · bring · come ···
אֶתʾet
(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853
כֻּלָּֽ/םkulām
all (mannernounH3605
) · altogether · any · enough ···
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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