17{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.17",
"source": "אַל־תִּרְשַׁע הַרְבֵּה וְאַל־תְּהִי סָכָל לָמָּה תָמוּת בְּלֹא עִתֶּךָ",
"text": "*ʾAl*-*tiršaʿ* *harbēh* *wə-ʾal*-*təhî* *sāḵāl* why *ṯāmûṯ* in-not *ʿitteḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾAl*": "negative particle - do not",
"*tiršaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - be wicked",
"*harbēh*": "adverb - much/greatly",
"*wə-ʾal*": "conjunction + negative particle - and do not",
"*təhî*": "Qal jussive 2nd masculine singular - be",
"*sāḵāl*": "adjective, masculine singular - foolish",
"*ṯāmûṯ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you die",
"*ʿitteḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your time"
},
"variants": {
"*tiršaʿ* *harbēh*": "be excessively wicked/be greatly evil",
"*təhî* *sāḵāl*": "be a fool/act foolishly",
"*ṯāmûṯ* in-not *ʿitteḵā*": "die before your time/die prematurely"
}
}
18{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.18",
"source": "טוֹב אֲשֶׁר תֶּאֱחֹז בָּזֶה וְגַם־מִזֶּה אַל־תַּנַּח אֶת־יָדֶךָ כִּי־יְרֵא אֱלֹהִים יֵצֵא אֶת־כֻּלָּם",
"text": "*Ṭôḇ* that *teʾĕḥōz* in-this and-also-from-this *ʾal*-*tannaḥ* *ʾeṯ*-*yāḏeḵā* *kî*-*yərēʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *yēṣēʾ* *ʾeṯ*-all-them",
"grammar": {
"*Ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*teʾĕḥōz*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you grasp",
"*wə-gam*": "conjunction + particle - and also",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*tannaḥ*": "Hiphil jussive 2nd masculine singular - let go",
"*yāḏeḵā*": "noun, feminine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your hand",
"*kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*yərēʾ*": "adjective, masculine singular construct - fearer of",
"*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God",
"*yēṣēʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - comes out",
"*kullām*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them"
},
"variants": {
"*teʾĕḥōz*": "grasp/hold/seize",
"*tannaḥ* *yāḏeḵā*": "let go your hand/withdraw your grip",
"*yərēʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm*": "one who fears God/God-fearer",
"*yēṣēʾ* *ʾeṯ*-*kullām*": "will come forth from all/will emerge from both/will avoid all extremes"
}
}
19{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.19",
"source": "הַחָכְמָה תָּעֹז לֶחָכָם מֵעֲשָׂרָה שַׁלִּיטִים אֲשֶׁר הָיוּ בָּעִיר",
"text": "The-*ḥoḵmāh* *tāʿōz* to-*ḥāḵām* from-ten *šallîṭîm* that *hāyû* in-the-*ʿîr*",
"grammar": {
"*ḥoḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the wisdom",
"*tāʿōz*": "Qal imperfect 3rd feminine singular - strengthens",
"*ḥāḵām*": "adjective, masculine singular - wise person",
"*šallîṭîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - rulers",
"*hāyû*": "Qal perfect 3rd common plural - were",
"*ʿîr*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the city"
},
"variants": {
"*tāʿōz*": "strengthens/empowers/gives strength",
"*ḥāḵām*": "wise person/sage",
"*šallîṭîm*": "rulers/powerful men/persons in authority",
"*ʿîr*": "city/town"
}
}
20{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.20",
"source": "כִּי אָדָם אֵין צַדִּיק בָּאָרֶץ אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה־טּוֹב וְלֹא יֶחֱטָא",
"text": "*Kî* *ʾāḏām* there-is-no *ṣaddîq* in-the-*ʾāreṣ* who *yaʿăśeh*-*ṭṭôḇ* and-not *yeḥĕṭāʾ*",
"grammar": {
"*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*ʾāḏām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/person",
"*ṣaddîq*": "adjective, masculine singular - righteous",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the earth/land",
"*yaʿăśeh*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - does",
"*ṭṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good",
"*yeḥĕṭāʾ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - sins"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḏām*": "man/person/human being",
"*ṣaddîq*": "righteous person/just individual",
"*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground",
"*yaʿăśeh*-*ṭṭôḇ*": "does good/practices good",
"*yeḥĕṭāʾ*": "sins/errs/misses the mark"
}
}
21{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.21",
"source": "גַּם לְכָל־הַדְּבָרִים אֲשֶׁר יְדַבֵּרוּ אַל־תִּתֵּן לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר לֹא־תִשְׁמַע אֶת־עַבְדְּךָ מְקַלְלֶךָ",
"text": "Also to-all-the-*dəḇārîm* that *yəḏabbērû* *ʾal*-*tittēn* *libbeḵā* that not-*ṯišmaʿ* *ʾeṯ*-*ʿaḇdəḵā* *məqalleḵā*",
"grammar": {
"*dəḇārîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the words",
"*yəḏabbērû*": "Piel imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they speak",
"*ʾal*": "negative particle - do not",
"*tittēn*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - give",
"*libbeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart",
"*ṯišmaʿ*": "Qal imperfect 2nd masculine singular - you hear",
"*ʿaḇdəḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your servant",
"*məqalleḵā*": "Piel participle masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - cursing you"
},
"variants": {
"*dəḇārîm* that *yəḏabbērû*": "words that are spoken/things that are said",
"*tittēn* *libbeḵā*": "set your heart/pay attention/take to heart",
"*ṯišmaʿ*": "hear/listen to/learn of",
"*ʿaḇdəḵā* *məqalleḵā*": "your servant cursing you/your slave speaking ill of you"
}
}
22{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.22",
"source": "כִּי גַּם־פְּעָמִים רַבּוֹת יָדַע לִבֶּךָ אֲשֶׁר גַּם־את אַתָּה קִלַּלְתָּ אֲחֵרִים",
"text": "*Kî* also-*pəʿāmîm* *rabbôṯ* *yāḏaʿ* *libbeḵā* that also-*ʾattāh* *qillaltā* *ʾăḥērîm*",
"grammar": {
"*Kî*": "conjunction - for/because",
"*pəʿāmîm*": "noun, feminine plural - times",
"*rabbôṯ*": "adjective, feminine plural - many",
"*yāḏaʿ*": "Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - knows",
"*libbeḵā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd masculine singular suffix - your heart",
"*ʾattāh*": "pronoun, 2nd masculine singular - you",
"*qillaltā*": "Piel perfect 2nd masculine singular - you cursed",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - others"
},
"variants": {
"*pəʿāmîm* *rabbôṯ*": "many times/numerous occasions",
"*yāḏaʿ* *libbeḵā*": "your heart knows/you know in your conscience",
"*qillaltā*": "you cursed/you reviled/you spoke ill of",
"*ʾăḥērîm*": "others/other people"
}
}
23{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.23",
"source": "כָּל־זֹה נִסִּיתִי בַחָכְמָה אָמַרְתִּי אֶחְכָּמָה וְהִיא רְחוֹקָה מִמֶּנִּי",
"text": "All-this *nissîṯî* in-the-*ḥoḵmāh* *ʾāmartî* *ʾeḥkāmāh* and-she *rəḥôqāh* from-me",
"grammar": {
"*nissîṯî*": "Piel perfect 1st common singular - I tested",
"*ḥoḵmāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the wisdom",
"*ʾāmartî*": "Qal perfect 1st common singular - I said",
"*ʾeḥkāmāh*": "Qal cohortative 1st common singular - let me be wise",
"*rəḥôqāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - far/distant"
},
"variants": {
"*nissîṯî*": "I tested/I tried/I proved",
"*ḥoḵmāh*": "wisdom/understanding/insight",
"*ʾeḥkāmāh*": "I will be wise/I will acquire wisdom",
"*rəḥôqāh*": "far/distant/beyond reach"
}
}