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Ecclesiastes 12:11

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← Ecclesiastes 12:10	Ecclesiastes 12:11 (KJV)	Ecclesiastes 12:12 →
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.	The words of the wise [are] as goads, and as nails fastened [by] the masters of assemblies, [which] are given from one shepherd.	And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books [there is] no end; and much study [is] a weariness of the flesh.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

The words^H1697 of the wise^H2450 are as goads^H1861, and as nails^H4930 fastened^H5193 by the masters^H1167 of assemblies^H627, which are given^H5414 from one^H259 shepherd^H7462.

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Original Hebrew

דִּבְרֵי חֲכָמִים כַּדָּרְבֹנֹות וּכְמַשְׂמְרֹות נְטוּעִים בַּעֲלֵי אֲסֻפֹּות נִתְּנוּ מֵרֹעֶה אֶחָד׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
דִּבְרֵ֤י	div.Rei	H1697	HNcmpc	(the) words of
חֲכָמִים֙	cha.kha.Mim	H2450	HAampa	wise (people)
כַּ/דָּ֣רְבֹנ֔וֹת	ka./Da.re.vo.Not	H1861	HRd/Ncbpa	(are) like (the)/ goads
וּֽ/כְ/מַשְׂמְר֥וֹת	u./khe./mas.me.Rot	H4930	HC/R/Ncbpa	and/ (are) like/ nails
נְטוּעִ֖ים	ne.tu.'Im	H5193	HVqsmpa	firmly fixed
בַּעֲלֵ֣י	ba.'a.Lei	H1167	HNcmpc	masters of
אֲסֻפּ֑וֹת	'a.su.Pot	H627	HNcfpa	collections
נִתְּנ֖וּ	ni.te.Nu	H5414	HVNp3cp	they are given
מֵ/רֹעֶ֥ה	me./ro.'Eh	H7462	HR/Vqrmsa	from/ a shepherd
אֶחָֽד	'e.Chad	H259	HAcmsa	one

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

• H259 — אֶחָד (ʼechâd, ekh-awd'): a numeral from אָחַד; properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first; a, alike, alone, altogether, and, any(-thing), apiece, a certain, (dai-) ly, each (one), [phrase] eleven, every, few, first, [phrase] highway, a man, once, one, only, other, some, together,
• H627 — אֲסֻפָּה (ʼăçuppâh, as-up-paw'): lemma אֲסֻפָה missing dagesh, corrected to אֲסֻפָּה; feminine of אָסֻף; a collection of (learned) men (only in the plural); assembly.
• H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
• H1697 — דָּבָר (dâbâr, daw-baw'): from דָבַר; a word; by implication, a matter (as spoken of) or thing; adverbially, a cause; act, advice, affair, answer, [idiom] any such (thing), because of, book, business, care, case, cause, certain rate, [phrase] chronicles, commandment, [idiom] commune(-ication), [phrase] concern(-ing), [phrase] confer, counsel, [phrase] dearth, decree, deed, [idiom] disease, due, duty, effect, [phrase] eloquent, errand, (evil favoured-) ness, [phrase] glory, [phrase] harm, hurt, [phrase] iniquity, [phrase] judgment, language, [phrase] lying, manner, matter, message, (no) thing, oracle, [idiom] ought, [idiom] parts, [phrase] pertaining, [phrase] please, portion, [phrase] power, promise, provision, purpose, question, rate, reason, report, request, [idiom] (as hast) said, sake, saying, sentence, [phrase] sign, [phrase] so, some (uncleanness), somewhat to say, [phrase] song, speech, [idiom] spoken, talk, task, [phrase] that, [idiom] there done, thing (concerning), thought, [phrase] thus, tidings, what(-soever), [phrase] wherewith, which, word, work.
• H1861 — דׇּרְבוֹן (dorbôwn, dor-bone'): (also dor-bawn'); of uncertain derivation; a goad; goad.
• H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
• H4930 — מַשְׂמְרָה (masmᵉrâh, mas-mer-aw'): for מַסְמֵר fem.; a peg; nail.
• H5193 — נָטַע (nâṭaʻ, naw-tah'): a primitive root; properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively); fastened, plant(-er).
• H5414 — נָתַן (nâthan, naw-than'): a primitive root; to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.); add, apply, appoint, ascribe, assign, [idiom] avenge, [idiom] be (healed), bestow, bring (forth, hither), cast, cause, charge, come, commit, consider, count, [phrase] cry, deliver (up), direct, distribute, do, [idiom] doubtless, [idiom] without fail, fasten, frame, [idiom] get, give (forth, over, up), grant, hang (up), [idiom] have, [idiom] indeed, lay (unto charge, up), (give) leave, lend, let (out), [phrase] lie, lift up, make, [phrase] O that, occupy, offer, ordain, pay, perform, place, pour, print, [idiom] pull, put (forth), recompense, render, requite, restore, send (out), set (forth), shew, shoot forth (up), [phrase] sing, [phrase] slander, strike, (sub-) mit, suffer, [idiom] surely, [idiom] take, thrust, trade, turn, utter, [phrase] weep, [phrase] willingly, [phrase] withdraw, [phrase] would (to) God, yield.
• H7462 — רָעָה (râʻâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend); [idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.

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