Ecclesiastes 11:1

“Send your bread on the surface of the waters, for in the abundance of days you will find it.”

Ecclesiastes 11:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 11:1, word by word

Sendשַׁלַּחshalach

send

To send someone or something.

Where else “shalach” appears
your breadלַחְמְlachm

bread

Food made of kneaded, baked flour: the basis of each day's meal.

Where else “lachm” appears
on the surfaceפְּנֵיpene

surface

The surface: "the face of the earth".

Where else “pene” appears
of the watersמָּיִםmayim

water

Water: for drinking, of rivers or seas.

Where else “mayim” appears
in the abundanceרֹבrov

abundance

A great amount, so large that it is not measured.

Where else “rov” appears
of daysיָּמִיםyamim

time

Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.

Where else “yamim” appears
you will find itתִּמְצָאֶtimtsae

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “timtsae” appears

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2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight, for you do not know what evil will be on the earth.

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