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Ecclesiastes 7:26

And I find more bitter than death the woman who is a snare, whose heart is a net, and whose hands are chains. The man who pleases God escapes her, but the sinner is ensnared.
Ecclesiastes 7:26
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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)

וּמוֹצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨יא מְצוֹדִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ ט֞וֹב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחוֹטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽהּ׃

  1. וּמוֹצֶ֨אu.mo.Tze'“and [was] finding”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
  2. אֲנִ֜י'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. מַ֣רmar“bitter”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַר · “bitter” · Strong's H4751
  4. מִמָּ֗וֶתmi.Ma.vet“more than death”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
  5. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  6. הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha.'i.Shah“the woman”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
  7. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“who”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  8. הִ֨יאhi'“she”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  9. מְצוֹדִ֧יםme.tzo.Dim“[is] snares”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from מָצוֹד · “net” · Strong's H4685B
  10. וַחֲרָמִ֛יםva.cha.ra.Mim“and [is] nets”
    Conjunction + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from חֵ֫רֶם · “net” · Strong's H2764B
  11. לִבָּ֖הּli.Bah“heart her”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  12. אֲסוּרִ֣ים'a.su.Rim“[are] fetters”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֵסוּר · “bond” · Strong's H0612
  13. יָדֶ֑יהָya.Dei.ha“hands her”
    Noun, both genders, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from יָד · “hand” · Strong's H3027G
  14. ט֞וֹבTov“a [person] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  15. לִפְנֵ֤יlif.Nei“<to> before”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from פָּנֶה · “before” · Strong's H6440G
  16. הָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  17. יִמָּלֵ֣טyi.ma.Let“he escapes”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from מָלַט · “to escape” · Strong's H4422
  18. מִמֶּ֔נָּהmi.Me.nah“from her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  19. וְחוֹטֵ֖אve.cho.Te'“and a sinner”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
  20. יִלָּ֥כֶדyi.La.khed“he is captured”
    Verb, niphal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָכַד · “to capture” · Strong's H3920
  21. בָּֽהּ׃Bah“by <the> her”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from Os3f · “her” · Strong's H9034
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)