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Ecclesiastes 1:10

Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.
Ecclesiastes 1:10
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יֵ֥שׁ דָּבָ֛ר שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר רְאֵה־זֶ֖ה חָדָ֣שׁ ה֑וּא כְּבָר֙ הָיָ֣ה לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר הָיָ֖ה מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃

  1. יֵ֥שׁyesh“[is] there?”
    Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, construct · from יֵשׁ · “there” · Strong's H3426
  2. דָּבָ֛רda.Var“anything”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “thing” · Strong's H1697I
  3. שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥רshei.yo.Mar“that anyone will say”
    Particle, relative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  4. רְאֵה־re.'eh-“see”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “behold!” · Strong's H7200I
  5. זֶ֖הzeh“this”
    Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
  6. חָדָ֣שׁcha.Dash“[is] new”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חָדָשׁ · “new” · Strong's H2319H
  7. ה֑וּאHu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  8. כְּבָר֙ke.Var“already”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כְּבָר · “already” · Strong's H3528
  9. הָיָ֣הha.Yah“it has been”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  10. לְעֹֽלָמִ֔יםle.'o.la.Mim“to ancient times”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from עוֹלָם · “old” · Strong's H5769J
  11. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  12. הָיָ֖הha.Yah“it was”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃mi.le.fa.Ne.nu“from to before us”
    Preposition + Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, plural · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)