Ecclesiastes 8:12
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֣ר
’ă-šer
ThoughPro-r
2398 [e]חֹטֶ֗א
ḥō-ṭe,
a sinnerV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
6213 [e]עֹשֶׂ֥ה
‘ō-śeh
doesV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
7451 [e]רָ֛ע
rā‘
evilAdj-ms
3967 [e]מְאַ֖ת
mə-’aṯ
a hundred [times]Number-fsc
748 [e]וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ
ū-ma-’ă-rîḵ
and are prolongedConj-w | V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
  ל֑וֹ
lōw;
his [days]Prep | 3ms
3588 [e]כִּ֚י
yetConj
1571 [e]גַּם־
gam-
surelyConj
3045 [e]יוֹדֵ֣עַ
yō-w-ḏê-a‘
knowV-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
589 [e]אָ֔נִי
’ā-nî,
IPro-1cs
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֤ר
’ă-šer
thatPro-r
1961 [e]יִהְיֶה־
yih-yeh-
it will beV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
2896 [e]טּוֹב֙
ṭō-wḇ
wellN-ms
3372 [e]לְיִרְאֵ֣י
lə-yir-’ê
with those who fearPrep-l | Adj-mpc
430 [e]הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm,
GodArt | N-mp
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֥ר
’ă-šer
whoPro-r
3372 [e]יִֽירְא֖וּ
yî-rə-’ū
fearV-Qal-Imperf-3mp
6440 [e]מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃
mil-lə-p̄ā-nāw.
before HimPrep-m, Prep-l | N-cpc | 3ms





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 8:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אֲשֶׁ֣ר חֹטֶ֗א עֹשֶׂ֥ה רָ֛ע מְאַ֖ת וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ לֹ֑ו כִּ֚י גַּם־יֹודֵ֣עַ אָ֔נִי אֲשֶׁ֤ר יִהְיֶה־טֹּוב֙ לְיִרְאֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יִֽירְא֖וּ מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃

קהלת 8:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אשר חטא עשה רע מאת ומאריך לו כי גם־יודע אני אשר יהיה־טוב ליראי האלהים אשר ייראו מלפניו׃

קהלת 8:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אשר חטא עשה רע מאת ומאריך לו כי גם־יודע אני אשר יהיה־טוב ליראי האלהים אשר ייראו מלפניו׃

קהלת 8:12 Hebrew Bible
אשר חטא עשה רע מאת ומאריך לו כי גם יודע אני אשר יהיה טוב ליראי האלהים אשר ייראו מלפניו׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Although a sinner does evil a hundred times and may lengthen his life, still I know that it will be well for those who fear God, who fear Him openly.

King James Bible
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Although a sinner commits crime a hundred times and prolongs his life, yet I also know that it will go well with God-fearing people, for they are reverent before Him.
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surely

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fear before

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