Ecclesiastes 11:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
5414 [e]תֶּן־
ten-
GiveV-Qal-Imp-ms
2506 [e]חֵ֥לֶק
ḥê-leq
a servingN-ms
7651 [e]לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה
lə-šiḇ-‘āh
to sevenPrep-l | Number-ms
1571 [e]וְגַ֣ם
wə-ḡam
and alsoConj-w | Conj
8083 [e]לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה
liš-mō-w-nāh;
to eightPrep-l | Number-ms
3588 [e]כִּ֚י
forConj
3808 [e]לֹ֣א
notAdv-NegPrt
3045 [e]תֵדַ֔ע
ṯê-ḏa‘,
you do knowV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
4100 [e]מַה־
mah-
whatInterrog
1961 [e]יִּהְיֶ֥ה
yih-yeh
will beV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
7451 [e]רָעָ֖ה
rā-‘āh
evilAdj-fs
5921 [e]עַל־
‘al-
onPrep
776 [e]הָאָֽרֶץ׃
hā-’ā-reṣ.
the earthArt | N-fs





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 11:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
תֶּן־חֵ֥לֶק לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה וְגַ֣ם לִשְׁמֹונָ֑ה כִּ֚י לֹ֣א תֵדַ֔ע מַה־יִּהְיֶ֥ה רָעָ֖ה עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃

קהלת 11:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
תן־חלק לשבעה וגם לשמונה כי לא תדע מה־יהיה רעה על־הארץ׃

קהלת 11:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
תן־חלק לשבעה וגם לשמונה כי לא תדע מה־יהיה רעה על־הארץ׃

קהלת 11:2 Hebrew Bible
תן חלק לשבעה וגם לשמונה כי לא תדע מה יהיה רעה על הארץ׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Divide your portion to seven, or even to eight, for you do not know what misfortune may occur on the earth.

King James Bible
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Give a portion to seven or even to eight, for you don't know what disaster may happen on earth.
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