Ecclesiastes 7:27New American Standard Bible (NASB ©1995) [2]
“Behold, I have discovered this,” says the Preacher, “[adding] one thing to another to find an explanation,
King James Version (KJV 1769) [2]
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to find out the account:
English Revised Version (ERV 1885)
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher; [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account:
American Standard Version (ASV 1901) [2]
Behold, this have I found, saith the Preacher, [laying] one thing to another, to find out the account;
Webster's Revision of the KJB (WEB 1833)
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to find out the account:
Darby's Translation (DBY 1890)
See this which I have found, saith the Preacher, [searching] one by one to find out the reason;
Rotherham's Emphasized Bible (EBR 1902)
See! this, have I found, saith the Proclaimer [counting] one by one, to find a conclusion;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT 1898)
See, this I have found, said the Preacher, one to one, to find out the reason
Douay-Rheims Challoner Revision (DR 1750)
Lo this have I found, said Ecclesiastes, weighing one thing after another, that I might find out the account,
Geneva Bible (GNV 1560)
Beholde, sayth the Preacher, this haue I found, seeking one by one to finde the count:
Original King James Bible (AV 1611) [2]
Behold, this haue I found (saith the Preacher) [counting] one by one to finde out the account:
Lamsa Bible (1957)
Behold, I have found this, says the Preacher, weighing one thing against another to find out the purposes,
Brenton Greek Septuagint (LXX, Restored Names)
Behold, this have I found, said the Preacher, [seeking] by one at a time to find out the account,
Full Hebrew Names / Holy Name KJV (2008) [2] [3]
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to find out the account: |
Behold,
7200 {7200} Primeרָאָהra'ah{raw-aw'}
A primitive root; to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitively, intransitively and causatively).
z8798 <8798> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Imperative (See H8810) Count - 2847
this
x2088 (2088) Complementזֶהzeh{zeh}
A primitive word; the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that.
have I found,
4672 {4672} Primeמָצָאmatsa'{maw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; properly to come forth to, that is, appear or exist; transitively to attain, that is, find or acquire; figuratively to occur, meet or be present.
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
saith
559 {0559} Primeאָמַר'amar{aw-mar'}
A primitive root; to say (used with great latitude).
z8804 <8804> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Perfect (See H8816) Count - 12562
the preacher,
6953 {6953} Primeקֹהֶלֶתqoheleth{ko-heh'-leth}
Feminine of active participle from H6950; a (female) assembler (that is, lecturer); abstractly preaching (used as a 'nom de plume', Koheleth).
[ counting] one
259 {0259} Primeאֶחָד'echad{ekh-awd'}
A numeral from H0258; properly united, that is, one; or (as an ordinal) first.
by one,
259 {0259} Primeאֶחָד'echad{ekh-awd'}
A numeral from H0258; properly united, that is, one; or (as an ordinal) first.
to find out
4672 {4672} Primeמָצָאmatsa'{maw-tsaw'}
A primitive root; properly to come forth to, that is, appear or exist; transitively to attain, that is, find or acquire; figuratively to occur, meet or be present.
z8800 <8800> Grammar
Stem - Qal (See H8851) Mood - Infinitive (See H8812) Count - 4888
the account:
2808 {2808} Primeחֶשְׁבּוֹןcheshbown{khesh-bone'}
From H2803; properly contrivance; by implication intelligence. |
Ecclesiastes 7:27
_ _ this namely, what follows in Ecclesiastes 7:28.
_ _ counting one by one by comparing one thing with another [Holden and Maurer].
_ _ account a right estimate. But Ecclesiastes 7:28 more favors Gesenius. “Considering women one by one.” |
Ecclesiastes 7:27
To find That I might make a true and just estimate. |
Ecclesiastes 7:27
Behold, this have I found, saith the preacher, [counting] one by one, to (s) find out the account:
(s) That is, to come to a conclusion. |
- saith:
Ecclesiastes 1:1-2 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. ... Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher, vanity of vanities; all [is] vanity. Ecclesiastes 12:8-10 Vanity of vanities, saith the preacher; all [is] vanity. ... The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.
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- counting one by one, to find out the account:
- or, weighing one thing after another, to find out the reason,
Ecclesiastes 7:25 I applied mine heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, and the reason [of things], and to know the wickedness of folly, even of foolishness [and] madness:
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