Ecclesiastes 11:2
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.This verse in the real world
In what words
- חֵלֶקchêleqproperly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
- שְׁמֹנֶהshᵉmôneha cardinal number, eight (as if a surplus above the 'perfect' seven); also (as ordinal) ei
- שֶׁבַעshebaʻseven (as the sacred full one); also (adverbially) seven times; by implication, a week; by
- רַעraʻbad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)
- יָדַעyâdaʻto know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figurativel
- נָתַןnâthanto give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.)
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
1Ti 6:18–19, Psa 112:9, Job 5:19, Pro 6:16, Luk 6:30–35, Dan 4:27, Est 9:22, Mat 18:22