Ecclesiastes 11:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Sowזְרַ֣ע
(ze·ra)
2232: to sow, scatter seeda prim. root
your seedזַרְעֶ֔ךָ
(zar·'e·cha,)
2233: a sowing, seed, offspringfrom zara
in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙
(bab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
and do not be idle 
 
5117: to resta prim. root
in the evening,וְלָעֶ֖רֶב
(ve·la·'e·rev)
6153: eveningfrom an unused word
for you do not knowיֹודֵ֜ע
(yo·v·de)
3045: to knowa prim. root
whetherאֵ֣י
(ei)
335: where?a prim. adverb
morningזֶ֤ה
(zeh)
2088: this, herea prim. pronoun
orאֹו־
(ov-)
176: ora prim. root
evening sowing will succeed,יִכְשָׁר֙
(yich·shar)
3787: to be advantageous, proper, or suitable, to succeeda prim. root
or whetherוְאִם־
(ve·'im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם
(she·nei·hem)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
of them alikeכְּאֶחָ֖ד
(ke·'e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
will be good.טֹובִֽים׃
(to·v·vim.)
2896a: pleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob


















KJV Lexicon
In the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
sow
zara`  (zaw-rah')
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify -- bear, conceive seed, set with sow(-er), yield.
thy seed
zera`  (zeh'-rah)
seed; figuratively, fruit, plant, sowing-time, posterity -- carnally, child, fruitful, seed(-time), sowing-time.
and in the evening
`ereb  (eh'-reb)
dusk -- + day, even(-ing, tide), night.
withhold
yanach  (yaw-nakh')
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
not thine hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
for thou knowest
yada`  (yaw-dah')
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially
not whether
'ay  (ah'ee)
where? hence how? -- how, what, whence, where, whether, which (way).
shall prosper
kasher  (kaw-share')
by implication, to be acceptable; also to succeed or prosper -- direct, be right, prosper.
either this or that or whether they both
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
shall be alike
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
good
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Sow your seed in the morning and do not be idle in the evening, for you do not know whether morning or evening sowing will succeed, or whether both of them alike will be good.

King James Bible
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
In the morning sow your seed, and at evening do not let your hand rest, because you don't know which will succeed, whether one or the other, or if both of them will be equally good.

International Standard Version
Sow your seed in the morning, and don't stop working until evening, since you don't know which of your endeavors will do well, whether this one or that, or even if both will do equally well.

NET Bible
Sow your seed in the morning, and do not stop working until the evening; for you do not know which activity will succeed--whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Plant your seed in the morning, and don't let your hands rest until evening. You don't know whether this field or that field will be profitable or whether both of them will [turn out] equally well.

King James 2000 Bible
In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening withhold not your hand: for you know not which shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both alike shall be good.
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