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Ecclesiastes 12:10 Interlinear

“sought The preacher to find out even words acceptable and that which was written was upright even words of truth”

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Ecclesiastes 12 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	בִּקֵּ֣שׁ	H1245	sought	to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
2	קֹהֶ֔לֶת	H6953	The preacher	a (female) assembler (i.e., lecturer); abstractly, preaching (used as a 'nom de plume', koheleth)
3	לִמְצֹ֖א	H4672	to find out	properly, to come forth to, i.e., appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e., find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
4	דִּבְרֵ֥י	H1697	even words	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
5	חֵ֑פֶץ	H2656	acceptable	pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
6	וְכָת֥וּב	H3789	and that which was written	to grave, by implication, to write (describe, inscribe, prescribe, subscribe)
7	יֹ֖שֶׁר	H3476	was upright	the right
8	דִּבְרֵ֥י	H1697	even words	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
9	אֱמֶֽת׃	H571	of truth	stability; (figuratively) certainty, truth, trustworthiness

Ecclesiastes 12:10 (current)sought The preacher to find out even words acceptable and that which was written was upright even words of truth