Ecclesiastes 7:28
While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.
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ASV
which my soul still seeketh, but I have not found: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
KJV
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.
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15 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אֲשֶׁ֛ר | 'a.Sher | which | H834 → |
| עוֹד־ | 'od- | again | H5750 → |
| בִּקְשָׁ֥ה | bik.Shah | it has sought | H1245 → |
| נַפְשִׁ֖י | naf.Shi | self my | H5315 → |
| וְלֹ֣א | ve.Lo' | and not | H3808 → |
| מָצָ֑אתִי | ma.Tza.ti | I have found | H4672 → |
| אָדָ֞ם | 'a.Dam | a man | H120 → |
| אֶחָ֤ד | 'e.Chad | one | H259 → |
| מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙ | me.'E.lef | of a thousand | H505 → |
| מָצָ֔אתִי | ma.Tza.ti | I have found | H4672 → |
| וְאִשָּׁ֥ה | ve.'i.Shah | and a woman | H802 → |
| בְכָל־ | ve.khol- | among all | H3605 → |
| אֵ֖לֶּה | 'E.leh | these | H428 → |
| לֹ֥א | lo' | not | H3808 → |
| מָצָֽאתִי׃ | ma.Tza.ti | I have found | H4672 → |
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