Ecclesiastes 2:13
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7200 [e]וְרָאִ֣יתִי
wə-rā-’î-ṯî
And sawConj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs
589 [e]אָ֔נִי
’ā-nî,
IPro-1cs
3426 [e]שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ
še-yêš
thatPro-r | Adv
3504 [e]יִתְר֛וֹן
yiṯ-rō-wn
excelsN-ms
2451 [e]לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה
la-ḥā-ḵə-māh
wisdomPrep-l, Art | N-fs
4480 [e]מִן־
min-
fromPrep
5531 [e]הַסִּכְל֑וּת
has-siḵ-lūṯ;
follyArt | N-fs
3504 [e]כִּֽיתְר֥וֹן
kî-ṯə-rō-wn
as excelsPrep-k | N-msc
216 [e]הָא֖וֹר
hā-’ō-wr
lightArt | N-cs
4480 [e]מִן־
min-
fromPrep
2822 [e]הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃
ha-ḥō-šeḵ.
darknessArt | N-ms





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 2:13 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְרָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁ יִתְרֹ֛ון לַֽחָכְמָ֖ה מִן־הַסִּכְל֑וּת כִּֽיתְרֹ֥ון הָאֹ֖ור מִן־הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ׃

קהלת 2:13 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
וראיתי אני שיש יתרון לחכמה מן־הסכלות כיתרון האור מן־החשך׃

קהלת 2:13 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
וראיתי אני שיש יתרון לחכמה מן־הסכלות כיתרון האור מן־החשך׃

קהלת 2:13 Hebrew Bible
וראיתי אני שיש יתרון לחכמה מן הסכלות כיתרון האור מן החשך׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
And I saw that wisdom excels folly as light excels darkness.

King James Bible
Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And I realized that there is an advantage to wisdom over folly, like the advantage of light over darkness.
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i saw

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that wisdom excelleth folly or that there is an excellency in wisdom more than in folly

light

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