Ecclesiastes 11:2
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.”
מָה
properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses
הָיָה
will it be
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הָיָה
I AM. Hayah. The self-existent one. When Moses asked God His name God said I AM THAT I AM. Not I was or I will be but I AM. Always present always existing always enough. Jesus used the same words: before Abraham was I AM.
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רַע
calamity
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רַע
Evil, wicked, bad. Ra. The LORD will keep you from all evil. Not just some evil or most evil. All evil. His protection matches His power.
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יָדַע
you know
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יָדַע
To know, to perceive, to be acquainted with. Yada. The deepest form of knowing. God knows you completely and loves you still.
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נָתַן
give
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נָתַן
To give, to grant, to permit. Nathan. God is always giving. His hand is always open.
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חֵלֶק
a portion
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חֵלֶק
properly, smoothness (of the tongue); also an allotment
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