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Folly is set in great dignity, and the rich sit in low place. (KJV)

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נִתַּ֣ןni.Tanit is put

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

Parsing: Verb · Niphal (hence Action · Passive) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVNp3ms)

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 1

הַסֶּ֔כֶלha.Se.khel<the> folly

Lemma: סֶ֫כֶל (se.khel) · Strong's: H5529

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

Meaning: folly

Used 1 time. All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5529; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 2

בַּמְּרוֹמִ֖יםba.me.ro.Mimin <the> high places

Lemma: מָרוֹם (ma.rom) · Strong's: H4791

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

Meaning: height

Used 54 times. Also: Judges 5:18, 2 Samuel 22:17, 2 Kings 19:22, 2 Kings 19:23, Job 5:11, Job 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4791; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 3

רַבִּ֑יםra.Bimmany

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 4

וַעֲשִׁירִ֖יםva.'a.shi.Rimand rich [people]

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 5

בַּשֵּׁ֥פֶלba.She.felin the low place

Lemma: שֵׁ֫פֶל (she.phel) · Strong's: H8216

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

Meaning: poverty

Used 2 times. Also: Psalms 136:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8216; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 6

יֵשֵֽׁבוּ\׃ye.She.vuthey sit

Lemma: יָשַׁב (ya.shav) · Strong's: H3427

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

Meaning: to dwell

Used 1068 times. Also: Genesis 4:16, Genesis 4:20, Genesis 11:2, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 13:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3427; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:6 word 7

How the BSB renders it

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

Folly	→	סֶ֫כֶל H5529 folly
is appointed	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
to great	→	רַב H7227A many
heights	→	מָרוֹם H4791 height
but the rich	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
sit	→	יָשַׁב H3427 to dwell
in lowly positions	→	שֵׁ֫פֶל H8216 poverty

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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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