Eccles. 5:8 in context
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Ecclesiastes 5:8

If you see the poor oppressed and violence perverting justice and righteousness in the land, do not be surprised at this. One authority watches over another authority, and there are even higher authorities than these.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְיִתְרוֹן   אֶרֶץ   בַּכֹּל   הִיא   מֶלֶךְ   לְשָׂדֶה   נֶעֱבָד  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐὰν συκοφαντίαν πένητος καὶ ἁρπαγὴν κρίματος καὶ δικαιοσύνης ἴδῃς ἐν χώρᾳ μὴ θαυμάσῃς ἐπὶ τῷ πράγματι ὅτι ὑψηλὸς ἐπάνω ὑψηλοῦ φυλάξαι καὶ ὑψηλοὶ ἐπ᾽ αὐτούς

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H3504
 וְ (ve)
יִתְר֥וֹן (jitervón)
 and
advantage
Conj. Conjunktion

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

C
Ncbsc
H0776
 אֶ֖רֶץ (eretz)
 land
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9003
H3605
 בַּ (ba)
כֹּ֣ל (kól)
 in
all
Prep. Preposition

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

 Rd
Ncbsa
H1931
 הִיא (hi)
 he she it
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♀ sing. personal third person feminine singular

Pp3fs
H4428
 מֶ֥לֶךְ (melekhe)
 king
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9005
H7704b
 לְ (le)
שָׂדֶ֖ה (sade)
 to
field
Prep. Preposition

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

 R
Ncbsa
H5647
H9016
 נֶעֱבָֽד (neevad)
׃
to serve
verseEnd
Verb Verb
niphal qatal 3p ♂ sing. niphal qatal third person masculine singular

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