People in the wrong positions (Ecclesiastes 10:6-7)
Vocabulary
Word | Meaning | |
---|---|---|
הַ | definite article | |
בְּ | in | |
וְ | and | |
עֶבֶד | slave, servant | |
עַל | upon, above; against | |
נתן | to give | |
סָכָל | fool, foolish | |
מָרוֹם | high place, height | |
רַב | great, many | |
עֲשִׂירִי | tenth (masculine) | |
שְׁפֵלָה | lowland, valley | |
ישׁב | sit, sit down, dwell, be inhabited | |
ראה | to see | |
סוּס | horse | |
שַׂר | official; leader | |
הלךְ | go, walk | |
כֹּל | each | |
אֶרֶץ | earth |
Biblical text
10:6נִתַּ֣ן הַסֶּ֔כֶל בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖ים רַבִּ֑ים וַעֲשִׁירִ֖ים בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶל יֵשֵֽׁבוּ׃7רָאִ֥יתִי עֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־סוּסִ֑ים וְשָׂרִ֛ים הֹלְכִ֥ים כַּעֲבָדִ֖ים עַל־הָאָֽרֶץ׃