Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 3:17 Interlinear
“I said in mine heart the righteous and the wicked shall judge God for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work ”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי | H559 | I said | to say (used with great latitude) |
| 2 | אֲנִי֙ | H589 | i | |
| 3 | בְּלִבִּ֔י | H3820 | in mine heart | the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything |
| 4 | אֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 5 | הַצַּדִּיק֙ | H6662 | the righteous | just |
| 6 | וְאֶת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 7 | הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע | H7563 | and the wicked | morally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person |
| 8 | יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט | H8199 | shall judge | to judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal |
| 9 | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | H430 | God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 10 | כִּי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 11 | עֵ֣ת | H6256 | for there is a time | time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc |
| 12 | לְכָל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 13 | חֵ֔פֶץ | H2656 | there for every purpose | pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind) |
| 14 | וְעַ֥ל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 15 | כָּל | H3605 | properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense) | |
| 16 | הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה | H4639 | and for every work | an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property |
| 17 | שָֽׁם׃ | H8033 | there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thence |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 3:16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment...
Ecclesiastes 3:17 (current)I said in mine heart the righteous and the wicked shall judge God for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work
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