Ecclesiastes 9:1 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֣יh3588
1אֶתh853
2כָּלh3605
3זֶ֞הh2088
4For all this I consideredנָתַ֤תִּיh5414
5אֶלh413
6in my heartלִבִּי֙h3820
7even to declareוְלָב֣וּרh952
8אֶתh853
9כָּלh3605
10זֶ֔הh2088
11אֲשֶׁ֨רh834
12all this that the righteousהַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםh6662
13and the wiseוְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםh2450
14and their worksוַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םh5652
15are in the handבְּיַ֣דh3027
16of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםh430
19eitherגַםh1571
18loveאַהֲבָ֣הh160
19eitherגַםh1571
20or hatredשִׂנְאָ֗הh8135
21אֵ֤יןh369
22knowethיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙h3045
23no manהָֽאָדָ֔םh120
24הַכֹּ֖לh3605
25by all that is beforeלִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃h6440

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.

American Standard Version (ASV)

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it be love or hatred, man knoweth it not; all is before them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

All this I took to heart, and my heart saw it all: that the upright and the wise and their works are in the hand of God; and men may not be certain if it will be love or hate; all is to no purpose before them.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For all this I laid to my heart and [indeed] to investigate all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; man knoweth neither love nor hatred: all is before them.

World English Bible (WEB)

For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

But all this I have laid unto my heart, so as to clear up the whole of this, that the righteous and the wise, and their works, `are' in the hand of God, neither love nor hatred doth man know, the whole `is' before them.