Ecclesiastes 8:8
King James Version
10 Jun 2026
“There is no man that hath power over the spirit to retain the spirit; neither hath he power in the day of death: and there is no discharge in that war; neither shall wickedness deliver those that are given to it.”
מָלַט
properly, to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
בַּעַל
owners/ its
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בַּעַל
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense)
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מִשְׁלַחַת
is discharge
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מִשְׁלַחַת
a mission, i.e. (abstractly and favorable) release, or (concretely and unfavorable) an army
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שַׁלִּיט
having mastery
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שַׁלִּיט
potent; concretely, a prince or warrior
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רֶשַׁע
wickedness
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רֶשַׁע
a wrong (especially moral)
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שִׁלְטוֹן
is mastery
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שִׁלְטוֹן
{power.}
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