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Do notאַלsay,תֹּאמַר“Whatמֶהhas happenedהָיָהthat the former daysשֶׁהַיָּמִים הָרִאשֹׁנִיםwereהָיוּbetterטוֹבִיםthan these?”מֵאֵלֶּהforכִּיit is notלֹאfrom wisdomמֵחָכְמָהthat you askשָׁאַלְתָּabout this.עַל זֶה
Ecclesiastes 7:10
Study it in the app“Do not say, “What has happened that the former days were better than these?” for it is not from wisdom that you ask about this.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 7:10, word by word
- sayתֹּאמַרtomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “tomar” appears- has happenedהָיָהhaya
happen
For something to occur or take place; many stories open with this word.
Where else “haya” appears- that the former daysיָּמִיםyamim
time
Literally "the days": a period, an age, or the span of someone's life.
Where else “yamim” appears- that the former daysרִאשֹׁנִיםrishonim
former
What already happened or existed before, in past times.
Where else “rishonim” appears- betterטוֹבִיםtovim
better
Worth more or more profitable than something it is compared with.
Where else “tovim” appears- from wisdomחָכְמָהchachma
wisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appears- that you askשָׁאַלְתָּshaalta
ask
To ask a question.
Where else “shaalta” appears
The context
9Do not be hasty in your spirit to be vexed, for vexation rests in the bosom of the senseless.
10 · This verse (above)
11Good is wisdom with an inheritance, and it gives more to those who see the sun.