In the morningבַּבֹּקֶרsowזְרַעyour seed,אֶת זַרְעֶךָand in the eveningוְלָעֶרֶבdo notאַלlet restתַּנַּחyour hand,יָדֶךָforכִּיyou do notאֵינְךָknowיוֹדֵעwhichאֵי זֶהwill prosper,יִכְשָׁרwhether thisהֲזֶהor that,אוֹ זֶהor whetherוְאִםboth of themשְׁנֵיהֶםalikeכְּאֶחָדwill be good.טוֹבִים
Ecclesiastes 11:6
Study it in the app“In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening do not let rest your hand, for you do not know which will prosper, whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will be good.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 11:6, word by word
- In the morningבֹּקֶרboker
morning
Morning, dawn.
Where else “boker” appears- sowזְרַעzera
sow
To put seed in the ground.
Where else “zera” appears- your seedזַרְעֶzare
seed
What is sown to sprout: grains and seeds of plants.
Where else “zare” appears- and in the eveningעֶרֶבerev
evening
Evening, when the sun goes down. Each day of Genesis 1 is counted "evening and morning"; so in Israel the day begins at sunset.
Where else “erev” appears- let restתַּנַּחtanach
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “tanach” appears- your handיָדֶyade
hand
The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.
Where else “yade” appears- knowיוֹדֵעyode
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yode” appears- will prosperיִכְשָׁרyichshar
prosper
To turn out well, bear fruit.
Where else “yichshar” appears- both of themשְׁנֵיshene
both
The two together, both of them.
Where else “shene” appears- alikeאֶחָדechad
one
The number one; just one and no more.
Where else “echad” appears- will be goodטוֹבִיםtovim
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tovim” appears
The context
5As you do not know what is the way of the breath, as the bones in the womb of the pregnant woman, so you do not know the work of Elohim who does everything.
6 · This verse (above)
7And sweet is the light, and good for the eyes to see the sun.