Ecclesiastes 11:10
King James Version (1769)
Other translations
| Verse | KJV | BSB | ASV |
|---|---|---|---|
| 10 | Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity. | So banish sorrow from your heart, and cast off pain from your body, for youth and vigor are fleeting. | Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh; for youth and the dawn of life are vanity. |
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Original Hebrew words
| English | Hebrew | Say it | Strong's | Meaning |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| and remove | וְהָסֵ֥ר | ve-ha-SER | H5493G | departedיָסוּר (ya.sur) those departing, revolting |
| vexation | כַּ֙עַס֙ | ka-'as | H3708A | vexationכַּ֫עַס (ka.as) anger, vexation Also means: ka.as (כַּ֫עַשׂ "vexation" H3708B) |
| from heart your | מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ | mi-li-BE-kha | H3820A | mindבָּל (bal) mind, heart Aramaic of lev (לֵב "heart" H3820A) |
| and put away | וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר | ve-ha-'a-VER | H5674C | No entry |
| evil | רָעָ֖ה | ra-'AH | H7451C | distress: harmרָעָה (ra.ah) : harm 1) evil, misery, distress, injury 1a) evil, misery, distress 1b) evil, injury, wrong 1c) evil (ethical) |
| from flesh your | מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ | mi-be-sa-RE-kha | H1320 | fleshבָּשָׂר (ba.sar) 1) flesh 1a) of the body 1a1) of humans 1a2) of animals 1b) the body itself 1c) male organ of generation (euphemism) 1d) kindred, blood-relations 1e) flesh as frail or erring (man against God) 1f) all living things 1g) animals 1h) mankind Aramaic equivalent: be.shar (בְּשַׁר "flesh" H1321) |
| for | כִּֽי־ | ki- | H3588A | forכִּי (ki) 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore |
| the youth | הַיַּלְד֥וּת | hai-yal-DUT | H3208 | youthיַלְדוּת (yal.dut) childhood, youth |
| and the black hair | וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת | ve-ha-sha-cha-RUT | H7839 | dark hairשַׁחֲרוּת (sha.cha.rut) 1) blackness 1a) blackness (of hair indicating youth) |
| [are] futility | הָֽבֶל׃ | HA-vel | H1892 | vanityהֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) 1) vapour, breath 1a) breath, vapour 1b) vanity (fig.) adv 2) vainly |
Words and meanings from STEPBible data (Tyndale House, Cambridge, CC BY 4.0). The capitalized syllable is the stressed one.