Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 8:13 Interlinear

But it shall not be well with the wicked neither shall he prolong his days which are as a shadow because he feareth not before God

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְטוֹב֙H2896But it shall not be wellgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good
2לֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
3יִהְיֶ֣הH1961to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
4לָֽרָשָׁ֔עH7563with the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
5וְלֹֽאH3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
6יַאֲרִ֥יךְH748neither shall he prolongto be (causative, make) long (literally or figuratively)
7יָמִ֖יםH3117his daysa day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an asso
8כַּצֵּ֑לH6738which are as a shadowshade, whether literal or figurative
9אֲשֶׁ֛רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
10אֵינֶ֥נּוּH369a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle
11יָרֵ֖אH3373because he fearethfearing; morally, reverent
12מִלִּפְנֵ֥יH6440not beforethe face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposi
13אֱלֹהִֽים׃H430Godgods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 8:12 Though a sinner do evil an hundred times and his days be prolonged...
Ecclesiastes 8:13 (current)But it shall not be well with the wicked neither shall he prolong his days which are as a shadow because he feareth not before God
Ecclesiastes 8:14There is a vanity which is done upon the earth...

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