Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 834 [e] בַּאֲשֶׁ֥ר ba-’ă-šer Where Prep-b | Pro-r 1697 [e] דְּבַר־ də-ḇar- the word N-msc 4428 [e] מֶ֖לֶךְ me-leḵ of a king [is] N-ms 7983 [e] שִׁלְט֑וֹן šil-ṭō-wn power [is] N-ms 4310 [e] וּמִ֥י ū-mî and who Conj-w | Interrog 559 [e] יֹֽאמַר־ yō-mar- can say V-Qal-Imperf-3ms [e] ל֖וֹ lōw to him Prep-l | 3ms 4100 [e] מַֽה־ mah- What Interrog 6213 [e] תַּעֲשֶֽׂה׃ ta-‘ă-śeh are you doing V-Qal-Imperf-2ms

Berean Study Bible
For the king’s word is supreme, and who can say to him, “What are you doing?”

Young's Literal Translation
Where the word of a king [is] power [is], and who saith to him, ‘What dost thou?’

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For the king’s word is authoritative, and who can say to him, “ What are you doing? ”

New American Standard Bible
Since the word of the king is authoritative, who will say to him, "What are you doing?"

King James Bible
Where the word of a king [is, there is] power: and who may say unto him, What doest thou? Ecclesiastes 8:4 • Ecclesiastes 8:4 NIV • Ecclesiastes 8:4 NLT • Ecclesiastes 8:4 ESV • Ecclesiastes 8:4 NASB • Ecclesiastes 8:4 KJV • Ecclesiastes 8:4 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 8:4 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:4 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:4 German Bible

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