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Ecclesiastes 8:5 Interlinear

“Whoso keepeth the commandment discerneth thing no evil both time and judgment discerneth heart and a wise man's”

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Ecclesiastes 8 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	שׁוֹמֵ֣ר	H8104	Whoso keepeth	properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc
2	מִצְוָ֔ה	H4687	the commandment	a command, whether human or divine (collectively, the law)
3	לֹ֥א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
4	יֵדַ֖ע	H3045	discerneth	to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
5	דָּבָ֣ר	H1697	thing	a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause
6	רָ֑ע	H7451	no evil	bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
7	וְעֵ֣ת	H6256	both time	time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
8	וּמִשְׁפָּ֔ט	H4941	and judgment	properly, a verdict (favorable or unfavorable) pronounced judicially, especially a sentence or formal decree (human or (participant's) divine law, ind
9	יֵדַ֖ע	H3045	discerneth	to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o
10	לֵ֥ב	H3820	heart	the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
11	חָכָֽם׃	H2450	and a wise man's	wise, (i.e., intelligent, skilful or artful)

Ecclesiastes 8:5 (current)Whoso keepeth the commandment discerneth thing no evil both time and judgment discerneth heart and a wise man's