Ecclesiastes 12:1

So remember your Creator in your youth.
Before the difficult days come [when you grow old and suffer from ailments and pain],
the years when you say, "I have no joy."

The hebrew text BETA

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

וּזְכֹר   אֶת   בּוֹרְאֶיךָ   בִּימֵי   בְּחוּרֹתֶיךָ   עַד   אֲשֶׁר   לֹא   יָבֹאוּ   יְמֵי   הָרָעָה   וְהִגִּיעוּ   שָׁנִים   אֲשֶׁר   תֹּאמַר   אֵין   לִי   בָהֶם   חֵפֶץ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ μνήσθητι τοῦ κτίσαντός σε ἐν ἡμέραις νεότητός σου ἕως ὅτου μὴ ἔλθωσιν ἡμέραι τῆς κακίας καὶ φθάσωσιν ἔτη ἐν οἷς ἐρεῖς οὐκ ἔστιν μοι ἐν αὐτοῖς θέλημα


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H2142
וּ (o)
זְכֹר֙ (zekhór)
and
to remember
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal sing. qal second person masculine singular

C
Vqv2ms
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H1254a
H9031
בּ֣וֹרְאֶ֔י (bvóree)
ךָ (kha)
to create
you
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Vqrmsc
Sp2ms
H9003
H3117
בִּ (bi)
ימֵ֖י (jmei)
in
day
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

R
Ncmpc
H0979
H9021
בְּחוּרֹתֶ֑י (bechoróte)
ךָ (kha)
youth
your
Noun Noun
pl. gen. feminine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. sing. Pronominal second person masculine singular

Ncfpc
Sp2ms
H5704
עַ֣ד (ad)
till
Prep. Preposition

R
H0834a
אֲשֶׁ֤ר (asher)
which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H3808
H9014
לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

Tn
H0935
יָבֹ֙אוּ֙ (javóvo)
to come (in)
Verb Verb
qal 3p pl. qal third person masculine plural

Vqi3mp
H3117
יְמֵ֣י (jemei)
day
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H7451c
הָֽ (ha)
רָעָ֔ה (raah)
the
distress
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncfsa
H9001
H5060
וְ (ve)
הִגִּ֣יעוּ (higio)
seq
to touch
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
hiphil 3p pl. hiphil third person plural

c
Vhq3cp
H8141
שָׁנִ֔ים (shanim)
year
Noun Noun
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Ncmpa
H0834a
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher)
which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H0559
תֹּאמַ֔ר (tómar)
to say
Verb Verb
qal sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H0369
H9014
אֵֽין (ein-)
־
nothing
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9005
H9030
לִ֥ (li)
י (j)
to
me
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Rd
Sp1bs
H9003
H9038
בָ (va)
הֶ֖ם (hem)
in
them
Prep. Preposition

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

Rd
Sp3mp
H2656
H9016
חֵֽפֶץ (chefetz)
׃
pleasure
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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