Ecclesiastes 10:17

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness!

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ אֶ֔רֶץ שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְ בֶּן־חוֹרִ֑ים וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ בָּעֵ֣ת יֹאכֵ֔לוּ בִּגְבוּרָ֖ה וְלֹ֥א בַשְּׁתִֽי׃

Transliteration

ʾašrêk ʾereṣ that malkēk ben-ḥôrîm wə-śārayik bāʿēt yōʾkēlû in gəbûrâ and not in šətî

Grammar Details

*ʾašrêk*: masculine plural construct with 2nd feminine singular suffix - blessed/happy are you
*ʾereṣ*: feminine singular noun - land
*še-malkēk*: relative particle + masculine singular noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - whose king
*ben-ḥôrîm*: masculine singular construct + masculine plural noun - son of nobles
*wə-śārayik*: conjunction + masculine plural noun with 2nd feminine singular suffix - and your princes
*bā-ʿēt*: preposition + definite article + feminine singular noun - in the time
*yōʾkēlû*: qal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they eat
*bi-gəbûrâ*: preposition + feminine singular noun - in strength
*wə-lōʾ*: conjunction + negative particle - and not
*ba-ššətî*: preposition + definite article + masculine singular noun - in drunkenness

Word Meanings

*ʾašrêk*: blessed are you/happy are you/fortunate are you
*ʾereṣ*: land/country/earth
*malkēk*: your king/your ruler
*ben-ḥôrîm*: son of nobles/nobleman/free-born
*śārayik*: your princes/your officials/your nobles
*bāʿēt*: in the proper time/at the right time
*yōʾkēlû*: they eat/they feast/they dine
*gəbûrâ*: strength/might/for strength
*šətî*: drinking/drunkenness

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Referenced Verses

Prov 31:4-5 : 4 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; nor for princes strong drink: 5 Lest they drink, and forget the law, and pervert the judgment of any of the afflicted.
Eccl 10:6-7 : 6 Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. 7 I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Isa 5:11 : 11 Woe unto them that rise up early in the morning, that they may follow strong drink; that continue until night, till wine inflame them!
Jer 30:21 : 21 And their nobles shall be of themselves, and their governor shall proceed from the midst of them; and I will cause him to draw near, and he shall approach unto me: for who is this that engaged his heart to approach unto me? saith the LORD.
Deut 14:26 : 26 And thou shalt bestow that money for whatsoever thy soul lusteth after, for oxen, or for sheep, or for wine, or for strong drink, or for whatsoever thy soul desireth: and thou shalt eat there before the LORD thy God, and thou shalt rejoice, thou, and thine household,
Prov 28:2-3 : 2 For the transgression of a land many are the princes thereof: but by a man of understanding and knowledge the state thereof shall be prolonged. 3 A poor man that oppresseth the poor is like a sweeping rain which leaveth no food.

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