Ecclesiastes 11:6
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not rest your hands in the evening, for you do not know which will succeed, whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
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ASV
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
KJV
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
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21 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| בַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ | ba.Bo.ker | in the morning | H1242 → |
| זְרַ֣ע | ze.Ra' | sow | H2232 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| זַרְעֶ֔ךָ | zar.'E.kha | seed your | H2233 → |
| וְלָעֶ֖רֶב | ve.la.'E.rev | and to the evening | H6153 → |
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תַּנַּ֣ח | ta.Nach | you give rest to | H5117 → |
| יָדֶ֑ךָ | ya.De.kha | hand your | H3027 → |
| כִּי֩ | ki | for | H3588 → |
| אֵֽינְךָ֨ | 'ei.ne.Kha | not you | H369 → |
| יוֹדֵ֜ע | yo.De' | [are] knowing | H3045 → |
| אֵ֣י | 'ei | where? | H335 → |
| זֶ֤ה | zeh | this | H2088 → |
| יִכְשָׁר֙ | yikh.Shar | will it succeed | H3787 → |
| הֲזֶ֣ה | ha.Zeh | ¿ this | H2088 → |
| אוֹ־ | 'ov- | or? | H176 → |
| זֶ֔ה | Zeh | this | H2088 → |
| וְאִם־ | ve.'im- | and or? | H518 → |
| שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם | she.nei.Hem | [will] both of them | H8147 → |
| כְּאֶחָ֖ד | ke.'e.Chad | as one | H259 → |
| טוֹבִֽים׃ | to.Vim | [be] good | H2896 → |
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