Ecclesiastes 9:12
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
3588 [e]כִּ֡י
ForConj
1571 [e]גַּם֩
gam
alsoConj
3808 [e]לֹֽא־
lō-
notAdv-NegPrt
3045 [e]יֵדַ֨ע
yê-ḏa‘
does knowV-Qal-Imperf-3ms
120 [e]הָאָדָ֜ם
hā-’ā-ḏām
manArt | N-ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
6256 [e]עִתּ֗וֹ
‘it-tōw,
his timeN-csc | 3ms
1709 [e]כַּדָּגִים֙
kad-dā-ḡîm
Like fishPrep-k, Art | N-mp
270 [e]שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙
šen-ne-’ĕ-ḥā-zîm
takenPro-r | V-Nifal-Prtcpl-mp
4686 [e]בִּמְצוֹדָ֣ה
bim-ṣō-w-ḏāh
in a netPrep-b | N-fs
7451 [e]רָעָ֔ה
rā-‘āh,
cruelAdj-fs
6833 [e]וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים
wə-ḵaṣ-ṣip-po-rîm,
and Like birdsConj-w, Prep-k, Art | N-cp
270 [e]הָאֲחֻז֖וֹת
hā-’ă-ḥu-zō-wṯ
caughtArt | V-Qal-QalPassPrtcpl-fp
6341 [e]בַּפָּ֑ח
bap-pāḥ;
in a snarePrep-b, Art | N-ms
1992 [e]כָּהֵ֗ם
kā-hêm,
soPrep-k | Pro-3mp
3369 [e]יֽוּקָשִׁים֙
yū-qā-šîm
[are] snaredV-Pual-Prtcpl-mp
1121 [e]בְּנֵ֣י
bə-nê
the sonsN-mpc
120 [e]הָֽאָדָ֔ם
hā-’ā-ḏām,
of menArt | N-ms
6256 [e]לְעֵ֣ת
lə-‘êṯ
in an timePrep-l | N-csc
7451 [e]רָעָ֔ה
rā-‘āh,
evilAdj-fs
5307 [e]כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹל
kə-šet-tip-pō-wl
when it fallsPrep-k, Pro-r | V-Qal-Imperf-3fs
5921 [e]עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם
‘ă-lê-hem
upon themPrep | 3mp
6597 [e]פִּתְאֹֽם׃
piṯ-’ōm.
suddenlyAdv





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 9:12 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֡י גַּם֩ לֹֽא־יֵדַ֨ע הָאָדָ֜ם אֶת־עִתֹּ֗ו כַּדָּגִים֙ שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙ בִּמְצֹודָ֣ה רָעָ֔ה וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔ים הָאֲחֻזֹ֖ות בַּפָּ֑ח כָּהֵ֗ם יֽוּקָשִׁים֙ בְּנֵ֣י הָֽאָדָ֔ם לְעֵ֣ת רָעָ֔ה כְּשֶׁתִּפֹּ֥ול עֲלֵיהֶ֖ם פִּתְאֹֽם׃

קהלת 9:12 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי גם לא־ידע האדם את־עתו כדגים שנאחזים במצודה רעה וכצפרים האחזות בפח כהם יוקשים בני האדם לעת רעה כשתפול עליהם פתאם׃

קהלת 9:12 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כי גם לא־ידע האדם את־עתו כדגים שנאחזים במצודה רעה וכצפרים האחזות בפח כהם יוקשים בני האדם לעת רעה כשתפול עליהם פתאם׃

קהלת 9:12 Hebrew Bible
כי גם לא ידע האדם את עתו כדגים שנאחזים במצודה רעה וכצפרים האחזות בפח כהם יוקשים בני האדם לעת רעה כשתפול עליהם פתאם׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Moreover, man does not know his time: like fish caught in a treacherous net and birds trapped in a snare, so the sons of men are ensnared at an evil time when it suddenly falls on them.

King James Bible
For man also knoweth not his time: as the fishes that are taken in an evil net, and as the birds that are caught in the snare; so are the sons of men snared in an evil time, when it falleth suddenly upon them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For man certainly does not know his time: like fish caught in a cruel net or like birds caught in a trap, so people are trapped in an evil time as it suddenly falls on them.
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