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Ecclesiastes 9:11

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Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do [it] with thy might; for [there is] no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.	I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race [is] not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.	For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so [are] the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

I returned^H7725, and saw^H7200 under the sun^H8121, that the race^H4793 is not to the swift^H7031, nor the battle^H4421 to the strong^H1368, neither yet bread^H3899 to the wise^H2450, nor yet riches^H6239 to men of understanding^H995, nor yet favour^H2580 to men of skill^H3045; but time^H6256 and chance^H6294 happeneth^H7136 to them all.

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Original Hebrew

שַׁבְתִּי וְרָאֹה תַחַת־הַשֶּׁמֶשׁ כִּי לֹא לַקַּלִּים הַמֵּרֹוץ וְלֹא לַגִּבֹּורִים הַמִּלְחָמָה וְגַם לֹא לַחֲכָמִים לֶחֶם וְגַם לֹא לַנְּבֹנִים עֹשֶׁר וְגַם לֹא לַיֹּדְעִים חֵן כִּי־עֵת וָפֶגַע יִקְרֶה אֶת־כֻּלָּם׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
שַׁ֜בְתִּי	Shav.ti	H7725	HVqp1cs	I returned
וְ/רָאֹ֣ה	ve./ra.'Oh	H7200	HC/Vqa	and/ I saw
תַֽחַת	ta.chat-	H8478	HR	under
הַ/שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ	ha./She.mesh	H8121	HTd/Ncbsa	the/ sun
כִּ֣י	ki	H3588	HC	that
לֹא֩	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
לַ/קַּלִּ֨ים	la./ka.Lim	H7031	HRd/Aampa	(belongs) to the/ swift
הַ/מֵּר֜וֹץ	ha./me.Rotz	H4793	HTd/Ncmsa	the/ race
וְ/לֹ֧א	ve./Lo'	H3808	HC/Tn	and/ not
לַ/גִּבּוֹרִ֣ים	la./gi.bo.Rim	H1368	HRd/Aampa	(belongs) to the/ mighty (men)
הַ/מִּלְחָמָ֗ה	ha./mil.cha.Mah	H4421	HTd/Ncfsa	the/ battle
וְ֠/גַם	Ve./gam	H1571	HC/Ta	and/ also
לֹ֣א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
לַ/חֲכָמִ֥ים	la./cha.kha.Mim	H2450	HRd/Aampa	(belongs) to (the)/ wise (people)
לֶ֨חֶם֙	le.chem	H3899	HNcbsa	food
וְ/גַ֨ם	ve./Gam	H1571	HC/Ta	and/ also
לֹ֤א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
לַ/נְּבֹנִים֙	la./ne.vo.Nim	H995	HRd/VNrmpa	(belongs) to the/ understanding
עֹ֔שֶׁר	'O.sher	H6239	HNcmsa	wealth
וְ/גַ֛ם	ve./Gam	H1571	HC/Ta	and/ also
לֹ֥א	lo'	H3808	HTn	not
לַ/יֹּדְעִ֖ים	la/i.yo.de.'Im	H3045	HRd/Vqrmpa	(belongs) to the/ knowledgeable
חֵ֑ן	Chen	H2580	HNcmsa	favor
כִּי	ki-	H3588	HC	for
עֵ֥ת	'et	H6256	HNcbsa	time
וָ/פֶ֖גַע	va./Fe.ga'	H6294	HC/Ncmsa	and/ chance
יִקְרֶ֥ה	yik.Reh	H7136	HVqi3ms	it happens to
אֶת	'et-	H853	HTo	(obj.)
כֻּלָּֽ/ם	ku.La/m	H3605	HNcmsc/Sp3mp	all of/ them

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

Strong's References

• H995 — בִּין (bîyn, bene): a primitive root; to separate mentally (or distinguish), i.e.(generally) understand; attend, consider, be cunning, diligently, direct, discern, eloquent, feel, inform, instruct, have intelligence, know, look well to, mark, perceive, be prudent, regard, (can) skill(-full), teach, think, (cause, make to, get, give, have) understand(-ing), view, (deal) wise(-ly, man).
• H1368 — גִּבּוֹר (gibbôwr, ghib-bore'): or גִּבֹּר; (shortened) intensive from the same as גֶּבֶר; powerful; by implication, warrior, tyrant; champion, chief, [idiom] excel, giant, man, mighty (man, one), strong (man), valiant man.
• H2450 — חָכָם (châkâm, khaw-kawm'): from חָכַם; wise, (i.e. intelligent, skilful or artful); cunning (man), subtil, (un-), wise((hearted), man).
• H2580 — חֵן (chên, khane): from חָנַן; graciousness, i.e. subjective (kindness, favor) or objective (beauty); favour, grace(-ious), pleasant, precious, (well-) favoured.
• H3045 — יָדַע (yâdaʻ, yaw-dah'): a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.); acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-) norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (cause to let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, [phrase] be learned, [phrase] lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, [idiom] prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell, understand, have (understanding), [idiom] will be, wist, wit, wot.
• H3899 — לֶחֶם (lechem, lekh'-em): from לָחַם; See also בֵּית לְעַפְרָה; food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it); (shew-) bread, [idiom] eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
• H4421 — מִלְחָמָה (milchâmâh, mil-khaw-maw'): from לָחַם (in the sense of fighting); a battle (i.e. the engagement); generally, war (i.e. warfare); battle, fight(-ing), war(-rior).
• H4793 — מֵרוֹץ (mêrôwts, may-rotes'): from רוּץ; a run (the trial of speed); race.
• H6239 — עֹשֶׁר (ʻôsher, o'-sher): from עָשַׁר; wealth; [idiom] far (richer), riches.
• H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
• H6294 — פֶּגַע (pegaʻ, peh'-gah): from פָּגַע; impact (casual); chance, occurent.
• H7031 — קַל (qal, kal): contracted from קָלַל; light; (by implication) rapid (also adverbial); light, swift(-ly).
• H7136 — קָרָה (qârâh, kaw-raw'): a primitive root; to light upon (chiefly by accident); causatively, to bring about; specifically, to impose timbers (for roof or floor); appoint, lay (make) beams, befall, bring, come (to pass unto), floor, (hap) was, happen (unto), meet, send good speed.
• H7200 — רָאָה (râʼâh, raw-aw'): a primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative); advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), mark, meet, [idiom] be near, perceive, present, provide, regard, (have) respect, (fore-, cause to, let) see(-r, -m, one another), shew (self), [idiom] sight of others, (e-) spy, stare, [idiom] surely, [idiom] think, view, visions.
• H7725 — שׁוּב (shûwb, shoob): a primitive root; to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively (not necessarily with the idea of return to the starting point); generally to retreat; often adverbial, again; ((break, build, circumcise, dig, do anything, do evil, feed, lay down, lie down, lodge, make, rejoice, send, take, weep)) [idiom] again, (cause to) answer ([phrase] again), [idiom] in any case (wise), [idiom] at all, averse, bring (again, back, home again), call (to mind), carry again (back), cease, [idiom] certainly, come again (back), [idiom] consider, [phrase] continually, convert, deliver (again), [phrase] deny, draw back, fetch home again, [idiom] fro, get (oneself) (back) again, [idiom] give (again), go again (back, home), (go) out, hinder, let, (see) more, [idiom] needs, be past, [idiom] pay, pervert, pull in again, put (again, up again), recall, recompense, recover, refresh, relieve, render (again), requite, rescue, restore, retrieve, (cause to, make to) return, reverse, reward, [phrase] say nay, send back, set again, slide back, still, [idiom] surely, take back (off), (cause to, make to) turn (again, self again, away, back, back again, backward, from, off), withdraw.
• H8121 — שֶׁמֶשׁ (shemesh, sheh'-mesh): from an unused root meaning to be brilliant; the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement; [phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

• H853 — אֵת (ʼêth, ayth): apparent contracted from אוֹת in the demonstrative sense of entity; properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely); (as such unrepresented in English).
• H1571 — גַּם (gam, gam): by contraction from an unused root meaning to gather; properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and; again, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.
• H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
• H3605 — כֹּל (kôl, kole): or (Jeremiah 33:8) כּוֹל; from כָּלַל; properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense); (in) all (manner, (ye)), altogether, any (manner), enough, every (one, place, thing), howsoever, as many as, (no-) thing, ought, whatsoever, (the) whole, whoso(-ever).
• H3808 — לֹא (lôʼ, lo): or לוֹא; or לֹה; (Deuteronomy 3:11), a primitive particle; not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles; [idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as truly as, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] verily, for want, [phrase] whether, without.
• H8478 — תַּחַת (tachath, takh'-ath): from the same as תּוֹחַ; the bottom (as depressed); only adverbially, below (often with prepositional prefix underneath), in lieu of, etc.; as, beneath, [idiom] flat, in(-stead), (same) place (where...is), room, for...sake, stead of, under, [idiom] unto, [idiom] when...was mine, whereas, (where-) fore, with.

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

• but — 1 Samuel 2:3-10, Job 5:11-14, Job 34:29, Proverbs 21:30-31, Ecclesiastes 2:14-15, Ecclesiastes 3:14, Ecclesiastes 3:17, Ecclesiastes 7:13, Lamentations 3:37-38, Daniel 4:35, Ephesians 1:11
• returned — Ecclesiastes 2:12, Ecclesiastes 4:1, Ecclesiastes 4:4, Malachi 3:18
• that the race — 1 Samuel 17:50, 2 Samuel 2:18-23, 2 Samuel 17:14, 2 Samuel 17:23, Psalms 33:16-17, Psalms 73:6-7, Psalms 147:10-11, Jeremiah 9:23, Jeremiah 46:6, Amos 2:14-16

Reciprocal references (24): Judges 1:10, Judges 1:19, 1 Samuel 2:9, 1 Samuel 6:9, 1 Samuel 17:44, 2 Samuel 11:25, 2 Samuel 21:22, 1 Kings 20:11, 1 Kings 20:20, 1 Kings 20:27, 2 Kings 8:5, 1 Chronicles 20:8, 2 Chronicles 25:8, Job 24:1, Job 37:24, Psalms 127:1, Ecclesiastes 9:13, Isaiah 40:30, Jeremiah 48:14, Ezekiel 28:4, Daniel 11:11, Hosea 10:13, Luke 10:31, 1 Corinthians 9:24

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