Eccles. 3:15 in context
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Ecclesiastes 3:15

What is has been for a long time,
and what is to come already exists,
and God (Elohim) seeks what is hunted.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

מַה   שֶּׁהָיָה   כְּבָר   הוּא   וַאֲשֶׁר   לִהְיוֹת   כְּבָר   הָיָה   וְהָאֱלֹהִים   יְבַקֵּשׁ   אֶת   נִרְדָּף  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

τὸ γενόμενον ἤδη ἐστίν καὶ ὅσα τοῦ γίνεσθαι ἤδη γέγονεν καὶ ὁ θεὸς ζητήσει τὸν διωκόμενον

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H4100
H9014
 מַה (mah-)
־
what?
link
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

 Pi
H9007
H1961
 שֶּֽׁ (she)
הָיָה֙ (hajah)
 which
to be
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

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

Tr
Vqp3ms
H3528
 כְּבָ֣ר (kevar)
 already
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H1931
 ה֔וּא (ho)
 he she it
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ sing. personal third person masculine singular

Pp3ms
H9002
H0834a
 וַ (va)
אֲשֶׁ֥ר (asher)
 and
which
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 C
Tr
H9005
H1961
 לִ (li)
הְי֖וֹת (hejvót)
 to
to be
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H3528
 כְּבָ֣ר (kevar)
 already
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H1961
 הָיָ֑ה (hajah)
 to be
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♂ sing. qal qatal third person masculine singular

Vqp3ms
H9002
H9009
H0430
 וְ (ve)
הָ (ha)
אֱלֹהִ֖ים (elóhim)
 and
the
God
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 C
Td
Ncmpa
H1245
 יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ (jevaqesh)
 to seek
Verb Verb
piel 3p ♂ sing. piel third person masculine singular

Vpi3ms
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H7291
H9016
 נִרְדָּֽף (niredaf)
׃
to pursue
verseEnd
Verb Verb
niphal participle active ♂ sing. niphal participle active masculine singular

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