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I have seen servants upon horses, and princes walking as servants upon the earth. (KJV)

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רָאִ֥יתִיra.'I.tiI have seen

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 1

עֲבָדִ֖ים'a.va.Dimslaves

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 2

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 3

סוּסִ֑יםsu.Simhorses

Lemma: סוּס (sus) · Strong's: H5483M

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

Meaning: horse

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 47:17, Genesis 49:17, Exodus 9:3, Exodus 14:9, Exodus 14:23, Exodus 15:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5483M; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 4

וְשָׂרִ֛יםve.sa.Rimand princes

Lemma: שַׂר (sar) · Strong's: H8269

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

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 10:7 word 5

הֹלְכִ֥יםho.le.Khim[who] walk

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980I

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to go: walk

Used 327 times. Also: Genesis 2:14, Genesis 3:8, Genesis 5:22, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 6:9, Genesis 7:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 6

כַּעֲבָדִ֖יםka.'a.va.Dimlike slaves

Lemma: עֶ֫בֶד (e.ved) · Strong's: H5650

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

Meaning: servant/slave

Used 796 times. Also: Genesis 9:25, Genesis 9:26, Genesis 9:27, Genesis 12:16, Genesis 14:15, Genesis 18:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5650; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 7

עַל\־'al-on

Lemma: עַל (al) · Strong's: H5921A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: upon

Used 5756 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:15, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5921A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 8

הָאָֽרֶץ\׃ha.'A.retzthe ground

Lemma: אֶ֫רֶץ (e.rets) · Strong's: H0776H

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

Meaning: land: soil

Used 186 times. Also: Genesis 1:24, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:30, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 18:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0776H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 10:7 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

I have seen	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
slaves	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
horseback	→	סוּס H5483M horse
while princes	→	שַׂר H8269 ruler
go	→	הָלַךְ H1980I to go: walk
on	→	עַל H5921A upon
foot	→	אֶ֫רֶץ H0776H land: soil
like slaves	→	עֶ֫בֶד H5650 servant/slave

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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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