Hebrew Interlinear

Ecclesiastes 8:14 Interlinear

There is a vanity which is done upon the earth There is of the righteous men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked There is of the wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous I said that this also a vanity

Word-by-Word Analysis

#OriginalStrong'sEnglishDefinition
1וְיֵ֣שׁH3426There isthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
2הָֽבֶל׃H1892a vanityemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
3אֲשֶׁ֣רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
4נַעֲשָׂ֣הH6213which is doneto do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
5עַלH5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6הָאָרֶץ֒H776upon the earththe earth (at large, or partitively a land)
7אֲשֶׁ֣ר׀H834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
8וְיֵ֣שׁH3426There isthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
9הַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםH6662of the righteousjust
10אֲשֶׁ֨רH834who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
11שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַH5060men to whom it happenethproperly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
12אֲלֵהֶם֙H413near, with or among; often in general, to
13כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639according to the workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
14רְשָׁעִ֔יםH7563of the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
15וְיֵ֣שׁH3426There isthere is or are (or any other form of the verb to be, as may suit the connection)
16רְשָׁעִ֔יםH7563of the wickedmorally wrong; concretely, an (actively) bad person
17שֶׁמַּגִּ֥יעַH5060men to whom it happenethproperly, to touch, i.e., lay the hand upon (for any purpose; euphemistically, to lie with a woman); by implication, to reach (figuratively, to arrive
18אֲלֵהֶ֖םH413near, with or among; often in general, to
19כְּמַעֲשֵׂ֣הH4639according to the workan action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
20הַצַּדִּיקִ֑יםH6662of the righteousjust
21אָמַ֕רְתִּיH559I saidto say (used with great latitude)
22שֶׁגַּםH1571that this alsoproperly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
23זֶ֖הH2088the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
24הָֽבֶל׃H1892a vanityemptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb

Verse Context

Ecclesiastes 8:13But it shall not be well with the wicked neither shall he prolong...
Ecclesiastes 8:14 (current)There is a vanity which is done upon the earth There is of the righteous men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the wicked There is of the wicked men to whom it happeneth according to the work of the righteous I said that this also a vanity
Ecclesiastes 8:15Then I commended mirth ...

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