Ecclesiastes 7:28
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֛ר
’ă-šer
whichPro-r
5750 [e]עוֹד־
‘ō-wḏ-
stillAdv
1245 [e]בִּקְשָׁ֥ה
biq-šāh
seeksV-Piel-Perf-3fs
5315 [e]נַפְשִׁ֖י
nap̄-šî
my soulN-fsc | 1cs
3808 [e]וְלֹ֣א
wə-lō
but cannotConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
4672 [e]מָצָ֑אתִי
mā-ṣā-ṯî;
I findV-Qal-Perf-1cs
120 [e]אָדָ֞ם
’ā-ḏām
manN-ms
259 [e]אֶחָ֤ד
’e-ḥāḏ
oneNumber-ms
505 [e]מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙
mê-’e-lep̄
among a thousandPrep-m | Number-ms
4672 [e]מָצָ֔אתִי
mā-ṣā-ṯî,
I have foundV-Qal-Perf-1cs
802 [e]וְאִשָּׁ֥ה
wə-’iš-šāh
but a womanConj-w | N-fs
3605 [e]בְכָל־
ḇə-ḵāl-
among allPrep-b | N-msc
428 [e]אֵ֖לֶּה
’êl-leh
thesePro-cp
3808 [e]לֹ֥א
notAdv-NegPrt
4672 [e]מָצָֽאתִי׃
mā-ṣā-ṯî.
I have foundV-Qal-Perf-1cs





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 7:28 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אֲשֶׁ֛ר עֹוד־בִּקְשָׁ֥ה נַפְשִׁ֖י וְלֹ֣א מָצָ֑אתִי אָדָ֞ם אֶחָ֤ד מֵאֶ֙לֶף֙ מָצָ֔אתִי וְאִשָּׁ֥ה בְכָל־אֵ֖לֶּה לֹ֥א מָצָֽאתִי׃

קהלת 7:28 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אשר עוד־בקשה נפשי ולא מצאתי אדם אחד מאלף מצאתי ואשה בכל־אלה לא מצאתי׃

קהלת 7:28 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אשר עוד־בקשה נפשי ולא מצאתי אדם אחד מאלף מצאתי ואשה בכל־אלה לא מצאתי׃

קהלת 7:28 Hebrew Bible
אשר עוד בקשה נפשי ולא מצאתי אדם אחד מאלף מצאתי ואשה בכל אלה לא מצאתי׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
which I am still seeking but have not found. I have found one man among a thousand, but I have not found a woman among all these.

King James Bible
Which yet my soul seeketh, but I find not: one man among a thousand have I found; but a woman among all those have I not found.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
which my soul continually searches for but does not find: among a thousand people I have found one true man, but among all these I have not found a true woman.
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