Ecclesiastes 3:14

“I knew that all that Elohim does it will be forever; to it there is no adding, and from it there is no taking away; and Elohim has done it so that they fear before him.”

Ecclesiastes 3:14 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 3:14, word by word

I knewיָדַעְתִּיyadati

know

To know something, realize.

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Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

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doesיַעֲשֶׂהyaase

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

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will beיִהְיֶהyihye

be

To be: "I will be their Elohim".

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foreverעוֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

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addingהוֹסִיףhosif

add

To put more on top of what is already there, to make it grow.

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taking awayגְרֹעַgeroa

take away

To subtract something from an amount or a law.

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so that they fearיִּרְאוּyiru

revere

To revere God, or honor one's parents.

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before himפָנָיfanay

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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The context

13and also that every human being who eats and drinks and sees good in all his toil — it is the gift of Elohim.

14 · This verse (above)

15What has been already is, and what is to be already has been; and Elohim seeks what is pursued.

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