Ecclesiastes 11:8

If a person lives many years,
let them rejoice in them all
and remember the dark days,
for they will be many.
Everything that comes is futile.

The hebrew text BETA

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

כִּי   אִם   שָׁנִים   הַרְבֵּה   יִחְיֶה   הָאָדָם   בְּכֻלָּם   יִשְׂמָח   וְיִזְכֹּר   אֶת   יְמֵי   הַחֹשֶׁךְ   כִּי   הַרְבֵּה   יִהְיוּ   כָּל   שֶׁבָּא   הָבֶל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὅτι καὶ ἐὰν ἔτη πολλὰ ζήσεται ὁ ἄνθρωπος ἐν πᾶσιν αὐτοῖς εὐφρανθήσεται καὶ μνησθήσεται τὰς ἡμέρας τοῦ σκότους ὅτι πολλαὶ ἔσονται πᾶν τὸ ἐρχόμενον ματαιότης


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588b
כִּ֣י (ki)
except
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H0518b
H9014
אִם (im-)
־
except
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Tc
H8141
שָׁנִ֥ים (shanim)
year
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H7235a
הַרְבֵּ֛ה (harebe)
to multiply
Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

Vhaa
H2421
יִחְיֶ֥ה (jicheje)
to live
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9009
H0120
הָ (ha)
אָדָ֖ם (adam)
the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

Td
Ncbsa
H9003
H3605
H9028
בְּ (be)
כֻלָּ֣ (khula)
ם (m)
in
all
their
Prep. Preposition

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

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

R
Ncbsc
Sp3mp
H8055
יִשְׂמָ֑ח (jisemach)
to rejoice
Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9002
H2142
וְ (ve)
יִזְכֹּר֙ (jizekór)
and
to remember
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 3p sing. qal third person masculine singular

C
Vqu3ms
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H3117
יְמֵ֣י (jemei)
day
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H2822
הַ (ha)
חֹ֔שֶׁךְ (chóshekhe)
the
darkness
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

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

Tc
H7235a
הַרְבֵּ֥ה (harebe)
to multiply
Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

Vhaa
H1961
יִהְי֖וּ (jihejo)
to be
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa
H9007
H0935
שֶׁ (she)
בָּ֥א (ba)
which
to come (in)
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Tr
Vqp3ms
H1892
H9016
הָֽבֶל (havel)
׃
vanity
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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