Ecclesiastes 10:5 Hebrew Word Analysis

0There isיֵ֣שׁh3426
1an evilרָעָ֔הh7451
2which I have seenרָאִ֖יתִיh7200
3תַּ֣חַתh8478
4under the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁh8121
5as an errorכִּשְׁגָגָ֕הh7684
6which proceedethשֶׁיֹּצָ֖אh3318
7fromמִלִּפְנֵ֥יh6440
8the rulerהַשַּׁלִּֽיט׃h7989

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

American Standard Version (ASV)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, as it were an error which proceedeth from the ruler:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, like an error which comes by chance from a ruler:

Darby English Bible (DBY)

There is an evil that I have seen under the sun, as an error [that] proceedeth from the ruler:

World English Bible (WEB)

There is an evil which I have seen under the sun, the sort of error which proceeds from the ruler.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

There is an evil I have seen under the sun, As an error that goeth out from the ruler,