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Ecclesiastes 10:7

New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
— I have seen slaves [riding] on horses and princes walking like slaves on the land.
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking like servants upon the earth.
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
— I had seen, servants, upon horses,—and, rulers, walking like servants, on the ground.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
— I have seen servants on horses, And princes walking as servants on the earth.
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
— I have seen servants upon horses: and princes walking on the ground as servants.
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
— I haue seene seruants on horses, and princes walking as seruants on the ground.
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
— I haue seene seruants vpon horses, and princes walking as seruants vpon the earth.
Lamsa Bible (1957)
— I have seen servants riding upon horses, and princes walking like servants on the ground.
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants on the earth.
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
— I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth.

Strong's Numbers & Hebrew NamesHebrew Old TestamentColor-Code/Key Word Studies
I have seen 7200
{7200} Prime
רָאָה
ra'ah
{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8804
<8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Perfect (See H8816)
Count - 12562
servants 5650
{5650} Prime
עֶבֶד
`ebed
{eh'-bed}
From H5647; a servant.
upon x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
horses, 5483
{5483} Prime
סוּס
cuwc
{soos}
From an unused root meaning to skip (properly for joy); a horse (as leaping); also a swallow (from its rapid flight).
and princes 8269
{8269} Prime
שַׂר
sar
{sar}
From H8323; a head person (of any rank or class).
walking 1980
{1980} Prime
הָלַךְ
halak
{haw-lak'}
Akin to H3212; a primitive root; to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively).
z8802
<8802> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851)
Mood - Participle Active (See H8814)
Count - 5386
as servants 5650
{5650} Prime
עֶבֶד
`ebed
{eh'-bed}
From H5647; a servant.
upon x5921
(5921) Complement
עַל
`al
{al}
Properly the same as H5920 used as a preposition (in the singular or plural, often with prefix, or as conjugation with a particle following); above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applications.
the earth. 776
{0776} Prime
אֶרֶץ
'erets
{eh'-rets}
From an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land).
Jamieson-Fausset-Brown Commentary

Ecclesiastes 10:7

_ _ servants upon horses — the worthless exalted to dignity (Jeremiah 17:25); and vice versa (2 Samuel 15:30).

Matthew Henry's Commentary

See commentary on Ecclesiastes 10:4-11.

John Wesley's Explanatory Notes

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Geneva Bible Translation Notes

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Cross-Reference Topical ResearchStrong's Concordance

Proverbs 19:10 Delight is not seemly for a fool; much less for a servant to have rule over princes.
Proverbs 30:22 For a servant when he reigneth; and a fool when he is filled with meat;
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