Ecclesiastes 10:17

Happy are you, O land, when your king is a free man
and your princes eat at the proper time,
in strength and not in drunkenness.

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

אַשְׁרֵיךְ   אֶרֶץ   שֶׁמַּלְכֵּךְ   בֶּן   חוֹרִים   וְשָׂרַיִךְ   בָּעֵת   יֹאכֵלוּ   בִּגְבוּרָה   וְלֹא   בַשְּׁתִי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

μακαρία σύ γῆ ἧς ὁ βασιλεύς σου υἱὸς ἐλευθέρων καὶ οἱ ἄρχοντές σου πρὸς καιρὸν φάγονται ἐν δυνάμει καὶ οὐκ αἰσχυνθήσονται


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0835
H9032
אַשְׁרֵ֣י (asherei)
ךְ (khe)
blessed
you
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Ncmpc
Sp2fs
H0776
אֶ֔רֶץ (eretz)
land
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9007
H4428
H9022
שֶׁ (she)
מַּלְכֵּ֖ (maleke)
ךְ (khe)
which
king
your
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

Tr
Ncbsc
Sp2fs
H1121a
H9014
בֶּן (ben-)
־
son
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H2715
חוֹרִ֑ים (chvórim)
noble
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H9002
H8269
H9022
וְ (ve)
שָׂרַ֙יִ (saraji)
ךְ֙ (khe)
and
ruler
your
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person feminine singular

C
Ncmpc
Sp2fs
H9003
H6256
בָּ (ba)
עֵ֣ת (et)
in
time
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H0398
יֹאכֵ֔לוּ (jókhelvo)
to eat
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H9003
H1369
בִּ (bi)
גְבוּרָ֖ה (gevorah)
in
might
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncfsa
H9002
H3808
וְ (ve)
לֹ֥א (ló)
and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

C
Tn
H9003
H8358
H9016
בַ (va)
שְּׁתִֽי (sheti)
׃
in
drunkenness
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa

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