God & Savior

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.”
Ecclesiastes 3:17
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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)

אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י אֶת־הַצַּדִּיק֙ וְאֶת־הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּי־עֵ֣ת לְכָל־חֵ֔פֶץ וְעַ֥ל כָּל־הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה שָֽׁם׃

  1. אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.ti“I said”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
  2. אֲנִי֙'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. בְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.Bi“in heart my”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  4. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  5. הַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.Dik“the righteous”
    Definite article + Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  6. וְאֶת־ve.'Et“and <obj.>”
    Conjunction + Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  7. הָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'“the wicked”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from רָשָׁע · “wicked” · Strong's H7563
  8. יִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.Pot“he will judge”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁפַט · “to judge” · Strong's H8199
  9. הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  10. כִּי־ki-“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  11. עֵ֣ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  12. לְכָל־le.khol“[is] for every”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  13. חֵ֔פֶץChe.fetz“matter”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֵ֫פֶץ · “pleasure” · Strong's H2656
  14. וְעַ֥לve.'Al“and on”
    Conjunction + Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  15. כָּל־kol-“every”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  16. הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.Seh“<the> deed”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “deed” · Strong's H4639K
  17. שָֽׁם׃Sham“there”
    Adverb · from שָׁם · “there” · Strong's H8033G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)