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

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1אָמַ֤רְתִּֽיH559I saidto say (used with great latitude)
2אֲנִי֙H589i
3בְּלִבִּ֔יH3820in mine heartthe heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
4אֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
5הַצַּדִּיק֙H6662the righteousjust
6וְאֶתH853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
7הָ֣רָשָׁ֔עH7563and the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
8יִשְׁפֹּ֖טH8199shall judgeto judge, i.e., pronounce sentence (for or against); by implication, to vindicate or punish; by extenssion, to govern; passively, to litigate (literal
9הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםH430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of
10כִּיH3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
11עֵ֣תH6256for there is a timetime, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
12לְכָלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
13חֵ֔פֶץH2656there for every purposepleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind)
14וְעַ֥לH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
15כָּלH3605properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
16הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הH4639and for every workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
17שָֽׁם׃H8033there (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
Ecclesiastes 3:18I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons...

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