Ecclesiastes 9:12 Hebrew Word Analysis

0כִּ֡יh3588
1גַּם֩h1571
2לֹֽאh3808
3also knowethיֵדַ֨עh3045
17For manהָֽאָדָ֔םh120
5אֶתh853
18not his timeלְעֵ֣תh6256
7as the fishesכַּדָּגִים֙h1709
12that are caughtהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתh270
9בִּמְצוֹדָ֣הh4686
19in an evilרָעָ֔הh7451
11and as the birdsוְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםh6833
12that are caughtהָאֲחֻז֖וֹתh270
13in the snareבַּפָּ֑חh6341
14soכָּהֵ֗םh1992
15snaredיֽוּקָשִׁים֙h3369
16are the sonsבְּנֵ֣יh1121
17For manהָֽאָדָ֔םh120
18not his timeלְעֵ֣תh6256
19in an evilרָעָ֔הh7451
20when it fallethכְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹלh5307
21עֲלֵיהֶ֖םh5921
22suddenlyפִּתְאֹֽם׃h6597

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

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, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

Even man has no knowledge of his time; like fishes taken in an evil net, or like birds taken by deceit, are the sons of men taken in an evil time when it comes suddenly on them.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are taken with the snare, like them are the children of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

World English Bible (WEB)

For man also doesn't know his time. As the fish that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare, even so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falls suddenly on them.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

For even man knoweth not his time; as fish that are taken hold of by an evil net, and as birds that are taken hold of by a snare, like these `are' the sons of man snared at an evil time, when it falleth upon them suddenly.