Ecclesiastes 3:14
I know that everything God does endures forever; nothing can be added to it or taken from it. God does it so that they should fear Him.
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ASV
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor anything taken from it; and God hath done it, that men should fear before him.
KJV
I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
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Commentary
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19 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| יָדַ֗עְתִּי | ya.Da'.ti | I know | H3045 → |
| כִּ֠י | ki | that | H3588 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֨ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה | ya.'a.Seh | he does | H6213 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִים֙ | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| ה֚וּא | hu' | it | H1931 → |
| יִהְיֶ֣ה | yih.Yeh | it will be | H1961 → |
| לְעוֹלָ֔ם | le.'o.Lam | for ever | H5769 → |
| עָלָיו֙ | 'a.Lav | to it | H5921 → |
| אֵ֣ין | 'ein | not | H369 → |
| לְהוֹסִ֔יף | le.ho.Sif | to add | H3254 → |
| וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ | u.mi.Me.nu | and from it | H4480 → |
| אֵ֣ין | 'ein | not | H369 → |
| לִגְרֹ֑עַ | lig.Ro.a' | to take away | H1639 → |
| וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים | ve.ha.'E.lo.Him | and <the> God | H430 → |
| עָשָׂ֔ה | 'a.Sah | he has acted | H6213 → |
| שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ | shei.yir.'U | that people will fear | H3372 → |
| מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃ | mi.le.fa.Nav | from to before him | H6440 → |
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