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Whatמַה שֶּׁhas beenהָיָהalreadyכְּבָרis,הוּאand whatוַאֲשֶׁרis to beלִהְיוֹתalreadyכְּבָרhas been;הָיָהand Elohimוְהָאֱלֹהִיםseeksיְבַקֵּשׁwhat is pursued.אֶת נִרְדָּף
Ecclesiastes 3:15
Study it in the app“What has been already is, and what is to be already has been; and Elohim seeks what is pursued.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:15, word by word
- has beenהָיָהhaya
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “haya” appears- alreadyכְּבָרkevar
already, long ago
Already; long ago, formerly.
Where else “kevar” appears- and Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- seeksיְבַקֵּשׁyevakesh
seek
To go after someone or something in order to find it.
Where else “yevakesh” appears- what is pursuedנִרְדָּףnirdaf
pursue
To go after someone to catch them.
Where else “nirdaf” appears
Translation note
“What is pursued” (נִרְדָּף) can be understood as “what has already passed” or as “the one who is pursued.”
The context
14I 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.
15 · This verse (above)
16And I saw further under the sun: the place of justice— there was wickedness; and the place of righteousness— there was wickedness.