Verse 2

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.2", "source": "לֵ֤ב חָכָם֙ לִֽימִינ֔וֹ וְלֵ֥ב כְּסִ֖יל לִשְׂמֹאלֽוֹ׃", "text": "*lēb ḥākām* to *yəmînô* *wə*-*lēb kəsîl* to *śəmōʾlô*", "grammar": { "*lēb*": "masculine singular construct - heart of", "*ḥākām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise", "*yəmînô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his right (side)", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lēb*": "masculine singular construct - heart of", "*kəsîl*": "adjective, masculine singular - foolish", "*śəmōʾlô*": "feminine singular noun with 3rd masculine singular possessive suffix - his left (side)" }, "variants": { "*lēb*": "heart/mind/inner being", "*ḥākām*": "wise/skilled person", "*yəmînô*": "his right side/his right hand", "*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person", "*śəmōʾlô*": "his left side/his left hand" } }

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Referenced Verses

  • Prov 14:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.14.8", "source": "חָכְמַ֣ת עָ֭רוּם הָבִ֣ין דַּרְכּ֑וֹ וְאִוֶּ֖לֶת כְּסִילִ֣ים מִרְמָֽה׃", "text": "*ḥāḵmat* *ʿārûm* *hābîn* *darkô* *wə-ʾiwwelet* *kəsîlîm* *mirmâ*", "grammar": { "*ḥāḵmat*": "construct feminine singular noun - wisdom of", "*ʿārûm*": "masculine singular adjective - prudent", "*hābîn*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to understand", "*darkô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his way", "*wə-ʾiwwelet*": "conjunction + feminine singular noun - and folly of", "*kəsîlîm*": "masculine plural noun - fools", "*mirmâ*": "feminine singular noun - deceit" }, "variants": { "*ʿārûm*": "prudent/shrewd/sensible", "*hābîn*": "to understand/to discern/to perceive", "*ʾiwwelet*": "folly/foolishness/stupidity", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/stupid ones/dullards", "*mirmâ*": "deceit/treachery/fraud" } }
  • Prov 17:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.17.16", "source": "לָמָּה־זֶּה מְחִיר בְּיַד־כְּסִיל לִקְנוֹת חָכְמָה וְלֶב־אָיִן", "text": "Why this *məchîr* in *yad*-*kəsîl* *liqnôt* *chŏkmāh* *wə-lēb*-*'āyin*", "grammar": { "*lāmmāh*": "interrogative - why", "*zeh*": "demonstrative - this", "*məchîr*": "noun, masculine singular - price/payment", "*bə-yad*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - in hand of", "*kəsîl*": "noun, masculine singular - fool", "*liqnôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct, Qal - to buy/acquire", "*chŏkmāh*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*wə-lēb*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and heart", "*'āyin*": "adverbial particle - there is not/without" }, "variants": { "*məchîr*": "price/payment/cost", "*yad*": "hand/power/control", "*kəsîl*": "fool/stupid person", "*liqnôt*": "to buy/acquire/purchase", "*chŏkmāh*": "wisdom/skill/knowledge", "*lēb-'āyin*": "without heart/without understanding/without intelligence" } }
  • Eccl 9:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.10", "source": "כֹּ֠ל אֲשֶׁ֨ר תִּמְצָ֧א יָֽדְךָ֛ לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת בְּכֹחֲךָ֖ עֲשֵׂ֑ה כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ וְדַ֣עַת וְחָכְמָ֔ה בִּשְׁא֕וֹל אֲשֶׁ֥ר אַתָּ֖ה הֹלֵ֥ךְ שָֽׁמָּה׃", "text": "All that *timṣāʾ* *yādĕkā* to-*laʿăśôt* in-*kōḥăkā* *ʿăśēh*; for not *maʿăśeh* and-*ḥešbôn* and-*daʿat* and-*ḥokmâ* in-*šĕʾôl* that you *hōlēk* there.", "grammar": { "*timṣāʾ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you find", "*yādĕkā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your hand", "*laʿăśôt*": "verb, qal infinitive construct with preposition - to do", "*kōḥăkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your strength", "*ʿăśēh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - do", "*maʿăśeh*": "noun, masculine singular - work/deed", "*ḥešbôn*": "noun, masculine singular - reckoning/account", "*daʿat*": "noun, feminine singular - knowledge", "*ḥokmâ*": "noun, feminine singular - wisdom", "*šĕʾôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave", "*hōlēk*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - going" }, "variants": { "*timṣāʾ yādĕkā*": "your hand finds/you are able/you have opportunity", "*laʿăśôt*": "to do/to perform/to accomplish", "*kōḥăkā*": "your strength/your power/your ability", "*ʿăśēh*": "do/perform/accomplish", "*maʿăśeh*": "work/deed/activity/action", "*ḥešbôn*": "reckoning/account/reasoning/planning", "*daʿat*": "knowledge/understanding/perception", "*ḥokmâ*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence", "*šĕʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/realm of the dead", "*hōlēk šāmmâ*": "going there/headed there" } }
  • Eccl 10:10 : 10 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.10", "source": "אִם־קֵהָ֣ה הַבַּרְזֶ֗ל וְהוּא֙ לֹא־פָנִ֣ים קִלְקַ֔ל וַחֲיָלִ֖ים יְגַבֵּ֑ר וְיִתְר֥וֹן הַכְשֵׁ֖ר חָכְמָֽה׃", "text": "If *qēhâ habbarzel* *wə-hûʾ* not *pānîm qilqal* *wa-ḥăyālîm yəgabbēr* *wə-yitrôn haksēr ḥokmâ*", "grammar": { "*qēhâ*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - is blunt/dull", "*habbarzel*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the iron", "*wə-hûʾ*": "conjunction + 3rd masculine singular pronoun - and he/it", "*lōʾ-pānîm*": "negative particle + masculine plural noun - not edges", "*qilqal*": "pilpel perfect 3rd masculine singular - has sharpened", "*wa-ḥăyālîm*": "conjunction + masculine plural noun - and strength/forces", "*yəgabbēr*": "piel imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he must exert", "*wə-yitrôn*": "conjunction + masculine singular construct - and advantage of", "*haksēr*": "verb infinitive construct with definite article - the succeeding/the being advantageous", "*ḥokmâ*": "feminine singular noun - wisdom" }, "variants": { "*qēhâ*": "is blunt/is dull/has lost edge", "*habbarzel*": "the iron/the iron tool", "*pānîm*": "faces/edges/surface", "*qilqal*": "has sharpened/has polished", "*ḥăyālîm*": "strength/forces/power", "*yəgabbēr*": "must exert/will strengthen/must increase", "*yitrôn*": "advantage/profit/excellence", "*haksēr*": "success/advantage/ability" } }
  • Eccl 10:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.10.14", "source": "וְהַסָּכָ֖ל יַרְבֶּ֣ה דְבָרִ֑ים לֹא־יֵדַ֤ע הָאָדָם֙ מַה־שֶׁיִּֽהְיֶ֔ה וַאֲשֶׁ֤ר יִֽהְיֶה֙ מֵֽאַחֲרָ֔יו מִ֖י יַגִּ֥יד לֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wə-hassākāl yarbeh dəbārîm*; not *yēdaʿ hāʾādām* what *še-yihyeh* and which *yihyeh* from after him who *yaggîd* to him", "grammar": { "*wə-hassākāl*": "conjunction + definite article + masculine singular noun - and the fool", "*yarbeh*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - multiplies/increases", "*dəbārîm*": "masculine plural noun - words", "*lōʾ-yēdaʿ*": "negative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - does not know", "*hāʾādām*": "definite article + masculine singular noun - the man", "*mah-še-yihyeh*": "interrogative + relative particle + qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - what will be", "*wa-ʾăšer*": "conjunction + relative particle - and that which", "*yihyeh*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will be", "*mē-ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - from after him", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yaggîd*": "hiphil imperfect 3rd masculine singular - will tell", "*lô*": "preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - to him" }, "variants": { "*hassākāl*": "the fool/the foolish one", "*yarbeh*": "multiplies/increases/uses many", "*dəbārîm*": "words/speeches/sayings", "*yēdaʿ*": "knows/understands", "*hāʾādām*": "the man/mankind/person", "*yihyeh*": "will be/shall happen/will become", "*mē-ʾaḥărāyw*": "after him/behind him/following him", "*yaggîd*": "will tell/can declare/will make known" } }
  • Luke 12:18-20 : 18 { "verseID": "Luke.12.18", "source": "Καὶ εἶπεν, Τοῦτο ποιήσω: καθελῶ μου τὰς ἀποθήκας, καὶ μείζονας οἰκοδομήσω· καὶ συνάξω ἐκεῖ πάντα τὰ γενήματά μου καὶ τὰ ἀγαθά μου.", "text": "And *eipen*, This *poiēsō*: *kathelō* of me the *apothēkas*, and *meizonas oikodomēsō*; and *synaxō ekei panta* the *genēmata* of me and the *agatha* of me.", "grammar": { "*eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - he said", "*poiēsō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will do", "*kathelō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will tear down", "*apothēkas*": "accusative plural feminine - barns/storehouses", "*meizonas*": "accusative plural feminine comparative - larger/greater", "*oikodomēsō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will build", "*synaxō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will gather", "*ekei*": "adverb - there", "*panta*": "accusative plural neuter - all", "*genēmata*": "accusative plural neuter - produce/crops", "*agatha*": "accusative plural neuter - goods/good things" }, "variants": { "*kathelō*": "tear down/demolish/pull down", "*apothēkas*": "barns/storehouses/granaries", "*meizonas*": "larger/greater/bigger", "*oikodomēsō*": "build/construct", "*synaxō*": "gather/store/collect", "*genēmata*": "produce/harvest/crops", "*agatha*": "goods/possessions/wealth" } } 19 { "verseID": "Luke.12.19", "source": "Καὶ ἐρῶ τῇ ψυχῇ μου, Ψυχή, ἔχεις πολλὰ ἀγαθὰ κείμενα εἰς ἔτη πολλά· ἀναπαύου, φάγε, πίε, εὐφραίνου.", "text": "And *erō* to the *psychē* of me, *Psychē*, *echeis polla agatha keimena* for *etē polla*; *anapauou*, *phage*, *pie*, *euphrainou*.", "grammar": { "*erō*": "future active indicative, 1st singular - I will say", "*psychē*": "dative singular feminine - soul", "*Psychē*": "vocative singular feminine - Soul", "*echeis*": "present active indicative, 2nd singular - you have", "*polla*": "accusative plural neuter - many", "*agatha*": "accusative plural neuter - good things", "*keimena*": "present middle participle, accusative plural neuter - being laid up/stored", "*etē*": "accusative plural neuter - years", "*polla*": "accusative plural neuter - many", "*anapauou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd singular - rest", "*phage*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - eat", "*pie*": "aorist active imperative, 2nd singular - drink", "*euphrainou*": "present middle imperative, 2nd singular - rejoice/be merry" }, "variants": { "*psychē*": "soul/life/self", "*agatha*": "good things/goods/possessions", "*keimena*": "laid up/stored/set aside", "*etē*": "years", "*anapauou*": "rest/relax/take ease", "*phage*": "eat", "*pie*": "drink", "*euphrainou*": "be merry/rejoice/enjoy yourself" } } 20 { "verseID": "Luke.12.20", "source": "Εἶπεν δὲ αὐτῷ ὁ Θεός, Ἄφρων, ταύτῃ τῇ νυκτὶ τὴν ψυχήν σου ἀπαιτοῦσιν ἀπὸ σοῦ: ἃ δὲ ἡτοίμασας; τίνι ἔσται,", "text": "*Eipen de* to him the *Theos*, *Aphrōn*, this the *nykti* the *psychēn* of you *apaitousin apo* you: what *de hētoimasas* to whom *estai*,", "grammar": { "*Eipen*": "aorist active indicative, 3rd singular - said", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*Theos*": "nominative singular masculine - God", "*Aphrōn*": "vocative singular masculine - Fool", "*nykti*": "dative singular feminine - night", "*psychēn*": "accusative singular feminine - soul/life", "*apaitousin*": "present active indicative, 3rd plural - they demand back", "*apo*": "preposition + genitive - from", "*de*": "postpositive conjunction - but/and", "*hētoimasas*": "aorist active indicative, 2nd singular - you prepared", "*estai*": "future middle indicative, 3rd singular - will be" }, "variants": { "*Theos*": "God/Deity", "*Aphrōn*": "Fool/Senseless one", "*nykti*": "night", "*psychēn*": "soul/life", "*apaitousin*": "demand back/require/ask back (impersonal construction or divine passive)", "*hētoimasas*": "prepared/made ready/stored up" } }
  • Luke 14:28-32 : 28 { "verseID": "Luke.14.28", "source": "Τίς γὰρ ἐξ ὑμῶν, θέλων πύργον οἰκοδομῆσαι, οὐχὶ πρῶτον καθίσας, ψηφίζει τὴν δαπάνην, εἰ ἔχει τὰ πρὸς ἀπαρτισμόν;", "text": "Who for of you, *thelōn pyrgon oikodomēsai*, not first *kathisas*, *psēphizei* the *dapanēn*, if he *echei* the [things] *pros apartismon*?", "grammar": { "*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - who", "*gar*": "postpositive conjunction - for", "*ex*": "preposition + genitive - from/of", "*hymōn*": "personal pronoun, genitive, plural - of you", "*thelōn*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - wishing/wanting", "*pyrgon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - tower", "*oikodomēsai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to build", "*ouchi*": "negative particle (emphatic) - not", "*prōton*": "adverb - first", "*kathisas*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down", "*psēphizei*": "present, 3rd singular, active - calculates/counts", "*dapanēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - cost/expense", "*ei*": "conjunction - if", "*echei*": "present, 3rd singular, active - has", "*ta*": "definite article, accusative, neuter, plural - the things", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - for", "*apartismon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - completion" }, "variants": { "*thelōn*": "wishing/wanting/desiring", "*pyrgon*": "tower/structure", "*oikodomēsai*": "to build/to construct", "*kathisas*": "having sat down/sitting/taking time", "*psēphizei*": "calculates/counts/estimates", "*dapanēn*": "cost/expense/required resources", "*echei*": "has/possesses", "*pros apartismon*": "for completion/to finish it/for the full project" } } 29 { "verseID": "Luke.14.29", "source": "Ἵνα μήποτε, θέντος αὐτοῦ θεμέλιον, καὶ μὴ ἰσχύοντος ἐκτελέσαι, πάντες οἱ θεωροῦντες ἄρξωνται ἐμπαίζειν αὐτῷ,", "text": "So that lest, *thentos autou themelion*, and not *ischyontos ektelesai*, all those *theōrountes arxōntai empaizein* him,", "grammar": { "*hina*": "conjunction - so that/in order that", "*mēpote*": "conjunction - lest/in case", "*thentos*": "aorist participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - having laid", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - he/him", "*themelion*": "accusative, masculine/neuter, singular - foundation", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*ischyontos*": "present participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - being able/having strength", "*ektelesai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to finish/complete", "*pantes*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, plural - all", "*theōrountes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - observing/seeing", "*arxōntai*": "aorist subjunctive, middle, 3rd plural - might begin", "*empaizein*": "present infinitive, active - to mock/ridicule", "*autō*": "personal pronoun, dative, masculine, singular - him" }, "variants": { "*thentos*": "having laid/after laying/when he has laid", "*themelion*": "foundation/base", "*ischyontos*": "being able/having strength/being capable", "*ektelesai*": "to finish/to complete/to carry through", "*theōrountes*": "observing/seeing/watching", "*arxōntai*": "might begin/should start", "*empaizein*": "to mock/to ridicule/to make fun of" } } 30 { "verseID": "Luke.14.30", "source": "Λέγοντες, ὅτι Οὗτος ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἤρξατο οἰκοδομεῖν, καὶ οὐκ ἴσχυσεν ἐκτελέσαι.", "text": "*Legontes*, that This the *anthrōpos ērxato oikodomein*, and not *ischysen ektelesai*.", "grammar": { "*legontes*": "present participle, active, nominative, masculine, plural - saying", "*hoti*": "conjunction - that", "*houtos*": "demonstrative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - this", "*anthrōpos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - man/person", "*ērxato*": "aorist, 3rd singular, middle - began", "*oikodomein*": "present infinitive, active - to build", "*ouk*": "negative particle - not", "*ischysen*": "aorist, 3rd singular, active - was able", "*ektelesai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to finish/complete" }, "variants": { "*legontes*": "saying/declaring", "*anthrōpos*": "man/person/human being", "*ērxato*": "began/started", "*oikodomein*": "to build/to construct", "*ischysen*": "was able/had strength/could manage", "*ektelesai*": "to finish/to complete/to carry through" } } 31 { "verseID": "Luke.14.31", "source": "Ἢ τίς βασιλεὺς, πορευόμενος συμβαλεῖν ἑτέρῳ βασιλεῖ εἰς πόλεμον, οὐχὶ καθίσας πρῶτον, βουλεύεται εἰ δυνατός ἐστιν ἐν δέκα χιλιάσιν ἀπαντῆσαι τῷ μετὰ εἴκοσι χιλιάδων ἐρχομένῳ ἐπʼ αὐτόν;", "text": "Or what *basileus*, *poreuomenos symbalein heterō basilei* into *polemon*, not *kathisas prōton*, *bouleuetai* if *dynatos estin* with *deka chiliasin apantēsai* the one with *eikosi chiliadōn erchomenō ep'* him?", "grammar": { "*ē*": "conjunction - or", "*tis*": "interrogative pronoun, nominative, masculine, singular - what/which", "*basileus*": "nominative, masculine, singular - king", "*poreuomenos*": "present participle, middle/passive, nominative, masculine, singular - going/proceeding", "*symbalein*": "aorist infinitive, active - to engage/encounter", "*heterō*": "adjective, dative, masculine, singular - another", "*basilei*": "dative, masculine, singular - king", "*polemon*": "accusative, masculine, singular - war/battle", "*ouchi*": "negative particle (emphatic) - not", "*kathisas*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sat down", "*prōton*": "adverb - first", "*bouleuetai*": "present, 3rd singular, middle - consults/considers", "*ei*": "conjunction - if", "*dynatos*": "adjective, nominative, masculine, singular - able/capable", "*estin*": "present, 3rd singular - is", "*en*": "preposition + dative - with/in", "*deka*": "numeral - ten", "*chiliasin*": "dative, feminine, plural - thousands", "*apantēsai*": "aorist infinitive, active - to meet/encounter", "*tō*": "definite article, dative, masculine, singular - the one", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*eikosi*": "numeral - twenty", "*chiliadōn*": "genitive, feminine, plural - of thousands", "*erchomenō*": "present participle, middle/passive, dative, masculine, singular - coming", "*ep'*": "preposition + accusative - against" }, "variants": { "*basileus*": "king/ruler/monarch", "*poreuomenos*": "going/proceeding/marching", "*symbalein*": "to engage/to encounter/to meet in battle", "*heterō*": "another/other", "*polemon*": "war/battle/conflict", "*kathisas*": "having sat down/taking time/considering", "*bouleuetai*": "consults/considers/deliberates", "*dynatos*": "able/capable/strong enough", "*chiliasin*": "thousands/units of a thousand", "*apantēsai*": "to meet/to encounter/to face", "*erchomenō*": "coming/approaching/advancing" } } 32 { "verseID": "Luke.14.32", "source": "Εἰ δὲ μή γε, ἔτι αὐτοῦ πόρρω ὄντος, πρεσβείαν ἀποστείλας, ἐρωτᾷ τὰ πρὸς εἰρήνην.", "text": "If *de* not indeed, while *autou porrō ontos*, *presbeian aposteilas*, he *erōta* the [things] *pros eirēnēn*.", "grammar": { "*ei de mē ge*": "idiom - otherwise/if not", "*eti*": "adverb - while/yet", "*autou*": "personal pronoun, genitive, masculine, singular - he/him", "*porrō*": "adverb - far off/at a distance", "*ontos*": "present participle, active, genitive, masculine, singular - being", "*presbeian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - delegation/embassy", "*aposteilas*": "aorist participle, active, nominative, masculine, singular - having sent", "*erōta*": "present, 3rd singular, active - asks/requests", "*ta*": "definite article, accusative, neuter, plural - the things", "*pros*": "preposition + accusative - for/pertaining to", "*eirēnēn*": "accusative, feminine, singular - peace" }, "variants": { "*ei de mē ge*": "otherwise/if not/or else", "*porrō*": "far off/at a distance/far away", "*ontos*": "being/when he is", "*presbeian*": "delegation/embassy/ambassadors", "*aposteilas*": "having sent/sending", "*erōta*": "asks/requests/negotiates", "*pros eirēnēn*": "for peace/pertaining to peace/peace terms" } }