Eccles. 11:1 in context
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Eccles. 10:20      Eccles. 11:2

Ecclesiastes 11:1

Cast (throw) your bread upon the waters
for after many days you will find it (it will turn up, come back).
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

שַׁלַּח   לַחְמְךָ   עַל   פְּנֵי   הַמָּיִם   כִּי   בְרֹב   הַיָּמִים   תִּמְצָאֶנּוּ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἀπόστειλον τὸν ἄρτον σου ἐπὶ πρόσωπον τοῦ ὕδατος ὅτι ἐν πλήθει τῶν ἡμερῶν εὑρήσεις αὐτόν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H7971
 שַׁלַּ֥ח (shalach)
 to send
Verb Verb
piel ♂ sing. piel second person masculine singular

Vpv2ms
H3899
H9021
 לַחְמְ (lacheme)
ךָ֖ (kha)
 food
your
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. ♂ sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncbsc
Sp2ms
H5921a
H9014
 עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H6440
 פְּנֵ֣י (penei)
 face
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H4325
 הַ (ha)
מָּ֑יִם (majim)
 the
water
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H3588a
H9014
 כִּֽי (ki-)
־
for
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H9003
H7230
 בְ (ve)
רֹ֥ב (róv)
 in
abundance
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H3117
 הַ (ha)
יָּמִ֖ים (jamim)
 the
day
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Ncmpa
H4672
H9033
H9016
 תִּמְצָאֶֽ (timetzae)
נּוּ (no)
׃
to find
him
verseEnd
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
Sp3ms

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