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Whoever keepsשׁוֹמֵרthe commandmentמִצְוָהwill notלֹאknowיֵדַעa badרָעthing,דָּבָרand the timeוְעֵתand the judgmentוּמִשְׁפָּטthe heartלֵבof a wise manחָכָםknows.יֵדַע
Ecclesiastes 8:5
Study it in the app“Whoever keeps the commandment will not know a bad thing, and the time and the judgment the heart of a wise man knows.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 8:5, word by word
- Whoever keepsשׁוֹמֵרshomer
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shomer” appears- the commandmentמִצְוָהmitsva
commandment
An order of God that must be kept.
Where else “mitsva” appears- knowיֵדַעyeda
know
To know something, realize.
Where else “yeda” appears- a badרָעra
evil
What is evil, the opposite of good.
Where else “ra” appears- thingדָּבָרdavar
thing
A matter, a thing; with "not", nothing.
Where else “davar” appears- and the timeעֵתet
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “et” appears- and the judgmentמִשְׁפָּטmishpat
judgment
The decision a judge gives on a case.
Where else “mishpat” appears- the heartלֵבlev
heart
The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.
Where else “lev” appears- of a wise manחָכָםchacham
wise
Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.
Where else “chacham” appears
The context
4Because the word of the king is power, and who will say to him, “What are you doing?”
5 · This verse (above)
6For for every matter there is a time and judgment, for the evil of the human being is great upon him.