Ecclesiastes 8:14

There is a vanity that is done on earth, that there are righteous people who suffer from what the wicked do, and there are also wicked people who suffer from what the righteous do. I say that this too is vanity (emptiness; completely meaningless).

The hebrew text BETA

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

יֶשׁ   הֶבֶל   אֲשֶׁר   נַעֲשָׂה   עַל   הָאָרֶץ   אֲשֶׁר   יֵשׁ   צַדִּיקִים   אֲשֶׁר   מַגִּיעַ   אֲלֵהֶם   כְּמַעֲשֵׂה   הָרְשָׁעִים   וְיֵשׁ   רְשָׁעִים   שֶׁמַּגִּיעַ   אֲלֵהֶם   כְּמַעֲשֵׂה   הַצַּדִּיקִים   אָמַרְתִּי   שֶׁגַּם   זֶה   הָבֶל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἔστιν ματαιότης ἣ πεποίηται ἐπὶ τῆς γῆς ὅτι εἰσὶ δίκαιοι ὅτι φθάνει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὡς ποίημα τῶν ἀσεβῶν καὶ εἰσὶν ἀσεβεῖς ὅτι φθάνει πρὸς αὐτοὺς ὡς ποίημα τῶν δικαίων εἶπα ὅτι καί γε τοῦτο ματαιότης


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3426
H9014
יֶשׁ (jesh-)
־
be
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H1892
הֶבֶל֮ (hevel)
vanity
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

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

Tr
H6213a
נַעֲשָׂ֣ה (naasah)
to make
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p sing. niphal qatal third person masculine singular

VNp3ms
H5921a
H9014
עַל (al-)
־
upon
link
Prep. Preposition

R
H9009
H0776
הָ (ha)
אָרֶץ֒ (aretz)
the
land
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

Td
Ncbsa
H0834a
H9015
אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher)
׀
which
separate
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H3426
יֵ֣שׁ (jesh)
be
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H6662
צַדִּיקִ֗ים (tzadiqim)
righteous
Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Aampa
H0834a
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (asher)
which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Tr
H5060
מַגִּ֤יעַ (magia)
to touch
Verb Verb
hiphil participle active sing. hiphil participle active masculine singular

Vhrmsa
H0413
H9038
אֲלֵ (ale)
הֶם֙ (hem)
to(wards)
them
Prep. Preposition

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

Rd
Sp3mp
H9004
H4639
כְּ (ke)
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (maase)
like
deed
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H7563
הָ (ha)
רְשָׁעִ֔ים (reshaim)
the
wicked
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Aampa
H9002
H3426
וְ (ve)
יֵ֣שׁ (jesh)
and
be
Conj. Conjunktion

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

C
Ncbsc
H7563
רְשָׁעִ֔ים (reshaim)
wicked
Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Aampa
H9007
H5060
שֶׁ (she)
מַּגִּ֥יעַ (magia)
which
to touch
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
hiphil participle active sing. hiphil participle active masculine singular

Tr
Vhrmsa
H0413
H9038
אֲלֵ (ale)
הֶ֖ם (hem)
to(wards)
them
Prep. Preposition

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

Rd
Sp3mp
H9004
H4639
כְּ (ke)
מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה (maase)
like
deed
Prep. Preposition

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

R
Ncbsc
H9009
H6662
הַ (ha)
צַּדִּיקִ֑ים (tzadiqim)
the
righteous
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
pl. masculine plural Absolute state

Td
Aampa
H0559
אָמַ֕רְתִּי (amareti)
to say
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H9007
H1571
H9014
שֶׁ (she)
גַּם (gam-)
־
which
also
link
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Adv. Adverb

Tr
D
H2088
זֶ֖ה (ze)
this
Tm
H1892
H9016
הָֽבֶל (havel)
׃
vanity
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Ncbsa

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