Ecclesiastes 7:13

Consider the work of God: Who can straighten what He has bent?
Ecclesiastes 7:13
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Original language (Hebrew)

רְאֵ֖ה אֶת־מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י מִ֤י יוּכַל֙ לְתַקֵּ֔ן אֵ֖ת אֲשֶׁ֥ר עִוְּתֽוֹ׃

  1. רְאֵ֖הre.'Eh“consider”
    Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “examine” · Strong's H7200H
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. מַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.Seh“[the] work of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from מַעֲשֶׂה · “work” · Strong's H4639G
  4. הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  5. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  6. מִ֤יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  7. יוּכַל֙yu.Khal“is he able”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from יָכֹל · “be able” · Strong's H3201
  8. לְתַקֵּ֔ןle.ta.Ken“to straighten”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from תָּקַן · “be straight” · Strong's H8626
  9. אֵ֖ת'et“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  10. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“[that] which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. עִוְּתֽוֹ׃i.ve.To“he has bent it”
    Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָוַת · “to pervert” · Strong's H5791
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)