While my soul was still searching but not finding, among a thousand I have found one upright man, but among all these I have not found one such woman.Ecclesiastes 7:28
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אֲשֶׁ֛ר עוֹד־בִּקְשָׁ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אתִי אָדָ֞ם אֶחָ֤ד מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙ מָצָ֔אתִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה בְכָל־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי׃
- אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- עוֹד־'od-“again”Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, singular, absolute · from עוֹד · “still” · Strong's H5750
- בִּקְשָׁ֥הbik.Shah“it has sought”Verb, piel, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from בָּקַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1245
- נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shi“self my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “soul” · Strong's H5315G
- וְלֹ֣אve.Lo'“and not”Conjunction + Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מָצָ֑אתִיma.Tza.ti“I have found”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- אָדָ֞ם'a.Dam“a man”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- אֶחָ֤ד'e.Chad“one”Adjective, cardinal number, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶחָד · “one” · Strong's H0259
- מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙me.'E.lef“of a thousand”Preposition + Adjective, cardinal number, both genders, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫לֶף · “thousand” · Strong's H0505G
- מָצָ֔אתִיma.Tza.ti“I have found”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- וְאִשָּׁ֥הve.'i.Shah“and a woman”Conjunction + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אִשָּׁה · “woman” · Strong's H0802G
- בְכָל־ve.khol-“among all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- אֵ֖לֶּה'E.leh“these”Particle, demonstrative · from אֵ֫לֶּה · “these” · Strong's H0428
- לֹ֥אlo'“not”Particle, negative · from לֹא · “not” · Strong's H3808
- מָצָֽאתִי׃ma.Tza.ti“I have found”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from מָצָא · “to find” · Strong's H4672
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)