Ecclesiastes 3:17
I said in my heart, “God will judge the righteous and the wicked, since there is a time for every activity and every deed.”
BSB
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ASV
I said in my heart, God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
KJV
I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
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17 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי | 'a.Mar.ti | I said | H559 → |
| אֲנִי֙ | 'a.Ni | I | H589 → |
| בְּלִבִּ֔י | be.li.Bi | in heart my | H3820 → |
| אֶת־ | 'et- | <obj.> | H853 → |
| הַצַּדִּיק֙ | ha.tza.Dik | the righteous | H6662 → |
| וְאֶת־ | ve.'Et | and <obj.> | H853 → |
| הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע | ha.ra.Sha' | the wicked | H7563 → |
| יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט | yish.Pot | he will judge | H8199 → |
| הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים | ha.'E.lo.Him | <the> God | H430 → |
| כִּי־ | ki- | for | H3588 → |
| עֵ֣ת | 'et | a time | H6256 → |
| לְכָל־ | le.khol | [is] for every | H3605 → |
| חֵ֔פֶץ | Che.fetz | matter | H2656 → |
| וְעַ֥ל | ve.'Al | and on | H5921 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | every | H3605 → |
| הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה | ha.ma.'a.Seh | <the> deed | H4639 → |
| שָֽׁם׃ | Sham | there | H8033 → |
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