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Blessed art thou, O land, when thy king is the son of nobles, and thy princes eat in due season, for strength, and not for drunkenness! (KJV)

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אַשְׁרֵ֣יךְ'ash.Reikhhow blessed [are] you

Lemma: אֶ֫שֶׁר (e.sher) · Strong's: H0835

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: blessed

Used 45 times. Also: Deuteronomy 33:29, 1 Kings 10:8, 2 Chronicles 9:7, Job 5:17, Psalms 1:1, Psalms 2:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0835; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 1

אֶ֔רֶץ'E.retzO land

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: land: country/planet

Used 2317 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:15 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 2

שֶׁמַּלְכֵּ֖ךְshe.mal.Kekhthat king your

Lemma: מֶ֫לֶךְ (me.lekh) · Strong's: H4428G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: king

Used 2508 times. Also: Genesis 14:1, Genesis 14:2, Genesis 14:5, Genesis 14:8, Genesis 14:9, Genesis 14:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4428G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 3

בֶּן\־ben-[is] a son of

Lemma: בֵּן (ben) · Strong's: H1121A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: son: child

Used 3039 times. Also: Genesis 3:16, Genesis 4:17, Genesis 4:25, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 5:4, Genesis 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1121A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 4

חוֹרִ֑יםcho.Rimnobles

Lemma: חֹר (chor) · Strong's: H2715

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: noble

Used 13 times. Also: 1 Kings 21:8, 1 Kings 21:11, Nehemiah 2:16, Nehemiah 4:14, Nehemiah 4:19, Nehemiah 5:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2715; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 5

וְשָׂרַ֙יִךְ֙ve.sa.Ra.yikhand princes your

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: ruler

Used 421 times. Also: Genesis 12:15, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 21:32, Genesis 26:26, Genesis 37:36, Genesis 39:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8269; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 6

בָּעֵ֣תba.'Etat the appropriate time

Lemma: עֵת (et) · Strong's: H6256

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: time

Used 296 times. Also: Genesis 8:11, Genesis 18:10, Genesis 18:14, Genesis 21:22, Genesis 24:11, Genesis 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6256; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 7

יֹאכֵ֔לוּyo.Khe.luthey eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Plural (HVqi3mp)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 8

בִּגְבוּרָ֖הbig.vu.Rahfor strength

Lemma: גְּבוּרָה (ge.vu.rah) · Strong's: H1369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: might

Used 60 times. Also: Exodus 32:18, Deuteronomy 3:24, Judges 5:31, Judges 8:21, 1 Kings 15:23, 1 Kings 16:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 9

וְלֹ֥אve.Lo'and not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 10

בַשְּׁתִֽי\׃va.she.Tifor <the> drinking

Lemma: שְׁתִי (she.ti) · Strong's: H8358

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: drunkenness

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8358; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:17 word 11

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Blessed are you	→	אֶ֫שֶׁר H0835 blessed
O land	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776G land: country/planet
whose king	→	מֶ֫לֶךְ H4428G king
is a son	→	בֵּן H1121A son: child
of nobles	→	חֹר H2715 noble
and whose princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
feast	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
at the proper time	→	עֵת H6256 time
for strength	→	גְּבוּרָה H1369 might
and not	→	לֹא H3808 not
for drunkenness	→	שְׁתִי H8358 drunkenness

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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