Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 3:18 Interlinear
“I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men might manifest that God them and that they might see that they themselves are beasts that they that they”
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 | עַל | H5921 | above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications | |
| 5 | דִּבְרַת֙ | H1700 | concerning the estate | a reason, suit or style |
| 6 | בְּנֵ֣י | H1121 | of the sons | a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or |
| 7 | הָאָדָ֔ם | H120 | of men | ruddy i.e., a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) |
| 8 | לְבָרָ֖ם | H1305 | might manifest | to clarify (i.e., brighten), examine, select |
| 9 | הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | H430 | that 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 | וְלִרְא֕וֹת | H7200 | them and that they might see | to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative) |
| 11 | לָהֶֽם׃ | H1992 | that they | they (only used when emphatic) |
| 12 | בְּהֵמָ֥ה | H929 | themselves are beasts | properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) |
| 13 | לָהֶֽם׃ | H1992 | that they | they (only used when emphatic) |
| 14 | לָהֶֽם׃ | H1992 | that they | they (only used when emphatic) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 3:17I said in mine heart the righteous ...
Ecclesiastes 3:18 (current)I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men might manifest that God them and that they might see that they themselves are beasts that they that they
Ecclesiastes 3:19 For that which befalleth the sons of men For that which befalleth above a beast...