Ecclesiastes 11:3
If the clouds are full, they will pour out rain upon the earth; whether a tree falls to the south or to the north, in the place where it falls, there it will lie.
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ASV
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth; and if a tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there shall it be.
KJV
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
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18 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אִם־ | 'im- | if | H518 → |
| יִמָּלְא֨וּ | yi.mal.'U | they will be filled | H4390 → |
| הֶעָבִ֥ים | he.'a.Vim | the clouds | H5645 → |
| גֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ | ge.shem | rain | H1653 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | on | H5921 → |
| הָאָ֣רֶץ | ha.'A.retz | the earth | H776 → |
| יָרִ֔יקוּ | ya.Ri.ku | they will pour [it] out | H7324 → |
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and whether | H518 → |
| יִפּ֥וֹל | yi.Pol | it falls | H5307 → |
| עֵ֛ץ | 'etz | a tree | H6086 → |
| בַּדָּר֖וֹם | ba.da.Rom | at the south | H1864 → |
| וְאִ֣ם | ve.'Im | and or | H518 → |
| בַּצָּפ֑וֹן | ba.tza.Fon | at the north | H6828 → |
| מְק֛וֹם | me.Kom | [the] place | H4725 → |
| שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל | shei.yi.Pol | where it falls | H5307 → |
| הָעֵ֖ץ | ha.'Etz | the tree | H6086 → |
| שָׁ֥ם | sham | there | H8033 → |
| יְהֽוּא׃ | ye.Hu' | it will be | H1933 → |
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