Ecclesiastes 12:6
Remember Him before the silver cord is snapped and the golden bowl is crushed, before the pitcher is shattered at the spring and the wheel is broken at the well,
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
before the silver cord is loosed, or the golden bowl is broken, or the pitcher is broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern,
KJV
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
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Commentary
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עַ֣ד | 'ad | until | H5704 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| לֹֽא־ | lo'- | not | H3808 → |
| יֵרָתֵק֙ | yi.r.chak | it will be snapped | H7576 → |
| חֶ֣בֶל | Che.vel | [the] cord of | H2256 → |
| הַכֶּ֔סֶף | ha.Ke.sef | <the> silver | H3701 → |
| וְתָרֻ֖ץ | ve.ta.Rutz | so it may be crushed | H7533 → |
| גֻּלַּ֣ת | gu.Lat | [the] bowl of | H1543 → |
| הַזָּהָ֑ב | ha.za.Hav | <the> gold | H2091 → |
| וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר | ve.ti.Sha.ver | so it may be broken | H7665 → |
| כַּד֙ | kad | [the] jar | H3537 → |
| עַל־ | 'al- | at | H5921 → |
| הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ | ha.ma.Bu.a' | the water spring | H4002 → |
| וְנָרֹ֥ץ | ve.na.Rotz | and it will be crushed | H7533 → |
| הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל | ha.gal.Gal | the [water] wheel | H1534 → |
| אֶל־ | 'el- | to | H413 → |
| הַבּֽוֹר׃ | ha.Bor | the well | H953 → |
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