“Behold,” says the Teacher, “I have discovered this by adding one thing to another to find an explanation.Ecclesiastes 7:27
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
רְאֵה֙ זֶ֣ה מָצָ֔אתִי אָמְרָ֖ה קֹהֶ֑לֶת אַחַ֥ת לְאַחַ֖ת לִמְצֹ֥א חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃
- רְאֵה֙re.'Eh“consider”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “behold!” · Strong's H7200I
- זֶ֣הzeh“this”Particle, demonstrative · from זֶה · “this” · Strong's H2088
- מָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.ti“I have found”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- אָמְרָ֖ה'a.me.Rah“she said”Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from אָמַר · “to say” · Strong's H0559
- קֹהֶ֑לֶתko.He.let“Teacher”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from קֹהֶ֫לֶת · “preacher” · Strong's H6953
- אַחַ֥ת'a.Chat“one”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- לְאַחַ֖תle.'a.Chat“to one”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- לִמְצֹ֥אlim.Tzo'“to find”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- חֶשְׁבּֽוֹן׃chesh.Bon“an explanation”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חֶשְׁבּוֹן · “explanation” · Strong's H2808
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)