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Iאֲנִיsaidאָמַרְתִּיin my heart,בְּלִבִּי“The righteousאֶת הַצַּדִּיקand the wickedוְאֶת הָרָשָׁעElohimהָאֱלֹהִיםwill judge,יִשְׁפֹּטforכִּיthere is a timeעֵתfor everyלְכָלmatterחֵפֶץand for everyוְעַל כָּלworkהַמַּעֲשֶׂהthere.”שָׁם
Ecclesiastes 3:17
Study it in the app“I said in my heart, “The righteous and the wicked Elohim will judge, for there is a time for every matter and for every work there.””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:17, word by word
- saidאָמַרְתִּיamarti
think
To speak inwardly without saying it aloud; to think.
Where else “amarti” appears- in my heartלִבִּlibi
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “libi” appears- “The righteousצַּדִּיקtsadik
righteous
Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.
Where else “tsadik” appears- and the wickedרָשָׁעrasha
wicked
One who does evil, the opposite of the righteous.
Where else “rasha” appears- Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears- will judgeיִשְׁפֹּטyishpot
judge
To judge and do justice, defend the weak.
Where else “yishpot” appears- there is a timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- matterחֵפֶץchefets
matter
A matter or thing to be done.
Where else “chefets” appears- workמַּעֲשֶׂהmaase
work
What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.
Where else “maase” appears
The context
16And I saw further under the sun: the place of justice— there was wickedness; and the place of righteousness— there was wickedness.
17 · This verse (above)
18I said in my heart concerning human beings, “Elohim tests them so that they may see that they are beasts, they by themselves.”