Ecclesiastes 7:20

Surely there is no righteous man on earth who does good and never sins.
Ecclesiastes 7:20
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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)

כִּ֣י אָדָ֔ם אֵ֥ין צַדִּ֖יק בָּאָ֑רֶץ אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂה־טּ֖וֹב וְלֹ֥א יֶחֱטָֽא׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. אָדָ֔ם'a.Dam“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  3. אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  4. צַדִּ֖יקtza.Dik“[is] righteous [person]”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from צַדִּיק · “righteous” · Strong's H6662
  5. בָּאָ֑רֶץba.'A.retz“on the earth”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  6. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  7. יַעֲשֶׂה־ya.'a.seh-“he does”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  8. טּ֖וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
  9. וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'“and not”
    Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
  10. יֶחֱטָֽא׃ye.che.Ta'“he sins”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)