Eccles. 12:12 in context
The whole interlinear chapter
Eccles. 12:11      Eccles. 12:13

Ecclesiastes 12:12

And besides, my son, let me warn you, there is no end to book writing, and much study wearies the flesh (body).
Report a problem

The hebrew text BETA

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

וְיֹתֵר   מֵהֵמָּה   בְּנִי   הִזָּהֵר   עֲשׂוֹת   סְפָרִים   הַרְבֵּה   אֵין   קֵץ   וְלַהַג   הַרְבֵּה   יְגִעַת   בָּשָׂר  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

υἱέ μου φύλαξαι ποιῆσαι βιβλία πολλά οὐκ ἔστιν περασμός καὶ μελέτη πολλὴ κόπωσις σαρκός

Interlinear — horizontal

Below is an interlinear translation which follows the original scripture word for word. We are still working on the lexicon. Please contact us if you want to help.



Read from right to left


Interlinear — table

Below is an interlinear version in table form that follows the word order of the original text. Clicking on the Strongs number will show the words in their basic form (note that sometimes the grammar causes not only the endings to change, but also the initial letters of the word).


Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H3148
 וְ (ve)
יֹתֵ֥ר (jóter)
 and
advantage
Conj. Conjunktion

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

 C
Ncbsa
H9006
H9038
 מֵ (me)
הֵ֖מָּה (hemah)
 from
them
Prep. Preposition

Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ pl. personal third person masculine plural

R
Pp3mp
H1121a
H9020
 בְּנִ֣ (beni)
י (j)
 son
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

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

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H2094b
 הִזָּהֵ֑ר (hizaher)
 to warn
Verb Verb
niphal ♂ sing. niphal second person masculine singular

VNv2ms
H6213a
 עֲשׂ֨וֹת (asvót)
 to make
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqcc
H5612a
 סְפָרִ֤ים (sefarim)
 book
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

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

Vhaa
H0369
 אֵ֣ין (ein)
 nothing
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H7093
 קֵ֔ץ (qetz)
 end
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9002
H3854
 וְ (ve)
לַ֥הַג (lahag)
 and
study
Conj. Conjunktion

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

 C
Ncbsa
H7235a
 הַרְבֵּ֖ה (harebe)
 to multiply
Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

Vhaa
H3024
 יְגִעַ֥ת (jegiat)
 weariness
Noun Noun
♀ sing. gen. feminine singular Construct state

Ncfsc
H1320
H9016
 בָּשָֽׂר (basar)
׃
flesh
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa

The color of the words tell you how rare the word is, the more red, the fewer uses.

Colorscale:  
1-5
|6-10
|11-50
|51-100
|101-500
|501-1000
|1000+

Report a problem – interlinear

More translations


English:
 Biblegateway – Multiple English translations side by side
 Expanded Bible – Expanded translations with comments and references
 Amplified – The first expanded translation
 New International Version – One of the most popular English translations
 Complete Jewish Bible – Translation with many translitterated Jewish phrases
 American standard version
 New King James Version – One of the most common English translations, uses Textus Receptus
 Tree of Life Version – Messianic translation
 NET Bible – Has a lot of commentary, generous copyright policy
 The Voice – Reads like a script from a play
 Youngs Literal Translation – Word for word translation
 Bible Hub – Website with many English translations

Bible Hub:
 Luther's German Bible (1545)
 Multiple Spanish translations

Other Interlinear translations:
 Blueletterbible – Blueletterbible's interlinear version
 Bible Hub – Bible Hub's interlinear version

commentaries:
 Bible Hub – Commentaries on Biblehub
 Enduring Word – Commentaries on Enduring word (whole chapter)
 Rashi's Commentary – Jewish Commentary (whole chapter)