Ecclesiastes 3:15
What exists has already been, and what will be has already been, for God will call to account what has passed.
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ASV
That which is hath been long ago; and that which is to be hath long ago been: and God seeketh again that which is passed away.
KJV
That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
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Commentary
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12 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מַה־ | mah- | whatever | H4100 → |
| שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙ | she.ha.Yah | that <it> is | H1961 → |
| כְּבָ֣ר | ke.Var | [has been] already | H3528 → |
| ה֔וּא | Hu' | it | H1931 → |
| וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר | va.'a.Sher | and [that] which | H834 → |
| לִהְי֖וֹת | lih.Yot | [is] to be | H1961 → |
| כְּבָ֣ר | ke.Var | already | H3528 → |
| הָיָ֑ה | ha.Yah | it has been | H1961 → |
| וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | ve.ha.'E.lo.Him | and <the> God | H430 → |
| יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ | ye.va.Kesh | he will seek | H1245 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| נִרְדָּֽף׃ | nir.Daf | [what] was pursued | H7291 → |
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