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Ecclesiastes 8:2 Interlinear

“ commandment the king's I counsel thee to keep and that in regard of the oath of God”

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Ecclesiastes 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	אֲנִי֙	H589		i
2	פִּי	H6310	commandment	the mouth (as the means of blowing), whether literal or figurative (particularly speech); specifically edge, portion or side; adverbially (with prepos
3	מֶ֣לֶךְ	H4428	the king's	a king
4	שְׁמֹ֔ר	H8104	I counsel thee to keep	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
5	וְעַ֕ל	H5921		above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications
6	דִּבְרַ֖ת	H1700	and that in regard	a reason, suit or style
7	שְׁבוּעַ֥ת	H7621	of the oath	properly, something sworn, i.e., an oath
8	אֱלֹהִֽים׃	H430	of 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

Ecclesiastes 8:2 (current) commandment the king's I counsel thee to keep and that in regard of the oath of God