Ecclesiastes 10:5
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 5 | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler: | There is an evil I have seen under the sun— an error that proceeds from the ruler: | There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler: |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| there | יֵ֣שׁ | yesh | H3426 | there isאִיתַי (i.tay) 1) there is, there are 2) particle denoting existence |
| [is] an evil | רָעָ֔ה | ra-'AH | H7451I | No entry |
| [which] I have seen | רָאִ֖יתִי | ra-'I-ti | H7200G | to see: seeרָאָה (ra.ah) : see/show 1) to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to see 1a2) to see, perceive 1a3) to see, have vision 1a4) to look at, see, regard, look after, see after, learn about, observe, watch, look upon, look out, find out 1a5) to see, observe, consider, look at, give attention to, discern, distinguish 1a6) to look at, gaze at 1a7) to provide, choose 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to appear, present oneself 1b2) to be seen 1b3) to be visible 1c) (Pual) to be seen 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to see, show 1d2) to cause to look intently at, behold, cause to gaze at 1e) (Hophal) … |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | TA-chat | H8478G | underתְּחוֹת (te.chot) under Aramaic of ta.chat (תַּחַת ": under" H8478) |
| the sun | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | ha-SHA-mesh | H8121 | to ministerשְׁמַשׁ (she.mash) (Pael) to minister, serve Aramaic of she.mesh (שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ "sun" H8121) |
| like an inadvertence | כִּשְׁגָגָ֕ה | kish-ga-GAH | H7684 | unintentionallyשְׁגָגָה (she.ga.gah) 1) sin, sin of error or inadvertence, inadvertent sin 1a) error |
| that [is] going forth | שֶׁיֹּצָ֖א | shei-yo-TZA' | H3318G | to come out: comeיָצָא (ya.tsa) : come/go_out/escape 1) to go out, come out, exit, go forth 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go or come out or forth, depart 1a2) to go forth (to a place) 1a3) to go forward, proceed to (to or toward something) 1a4) to come or go forth (with purpose or for result) 1a5) to come out of 1b) (Hiphil) 1b1) to cause to go or come out, bring out, lead out 1b2) to bring out of 1b3) to lead out 1b4) to deliver 1c) (Hophal) to be brought out or forth |
| from to before | מִלִּפְנֵ֥י | mi-lif-NEI | H6440G | face: beforeפָּנֶה (pa.neh) : before/to/front 1) face 1a) face, faces 1b) presence, person 1c) face (of seraphim or cherubim) 1d) face (of animals) 1e) face, surface (of ground) 1f) as adv of loc/temp 1f1) before and behind, toward, in front of, forward, formerly, from beforetime, before 1g) with prep 1g1) in front of, before, to the front of, in the presence of, in the face of, at the face or front of, from the presence of, from before, from before the face of |
| the ruler | הַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃ | ha-sha-LIT | H7989 | domineeringשַׁלִּיט (shal.lit) 1) having mastery, domineering, master 1a) having mastery 1a1) ruler (subst) 1b) domineering, imperious Aramaic equivalent: shal.lit (שַׁלִּיט "ruling" H7990) |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.