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Ecclesiastes 7:17 Interlinear

“ wicked Be not over much neither be thou foolish why shouldest thou die before thy time”

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Ecclesiastes 7 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
2	תִּרְשַׁ֥ע	H7561	wicked	to be (causatively, do or declare) wrong; by implication, to disturb, violate
3	הַרְבֵּ֖ה	H7235	Be not over much	to increase (in whatever respect)
4	וְאַל	H408		not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing
5	תְּהִ֣י	H1961		to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
6	סָכָ֑ל	H5530	neither be thou foolish	silly
7	לָ֥מָּה	H4100		properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and
8	תָמ֖וּת	H4191	why shouldest thou die	to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
9	בְּלֹ֥א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
10	עִתֶּֽךָ׃	H6256	before thy time	time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc

Ecclesiastes 7:17 (current) wicked Be not over much neither be thou foolish why shouldest thou die before thy time