Ecclesiastes 9:1

“For all this I laid to my heart, even to make clear all this: that the righteous and the wise and their works are in the hand of Elohim; whether love or hate, the human being does not know; all is before them.”

Ecclesiastes 9:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 9:1, word by word

I laidנָתַתִּיnatati

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “natati” appears
to my heartלִבִּlibi

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “libi” appears
even to make clearבוּרvur

examine

To examine, to make clear.

Where else “vur” appears
the righteousצַּדִּיקִיםtsadikim

righteous

Someone who lives uprightly; also YHWH.

Where else “tsadikim” appears
and the wiseחֲכָמִיםchachamim

wise

Someone who knows how to live well, revering YHWH.

Where else “chachamim” appears
and their worksעֲבָדֵיavade

deed

A deed, an act.

Where else “avade” appears
are in the handיַדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

Where else “elohim” appears
loveאַהֲבָהahava

love

Love: the affection that joins one person to another; also the love of YHWH for his people.

Where else “ahava” appears
hateשִׂנְאָהsina

hatred

Hatred.

Where else “sina” appears
the human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
knowיוֹדֵעַyodea

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yodea” appears
is before themפְנֵיfene

before

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

Where else “fene” appears

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2All is as for all: one fate for the righteous and for the wicked, for the good and for the clean and for the unclean, and for the one who sacrifices and for the one who does not sacrifice; as is the good, so is the sinner; the one who swears as is the one who fears an oath.

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