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Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. (KJV)

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בְּכָל\־be.kholat every

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 1

עֵ֕ת'ettime

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 9:8 word 2

יִהְי֥וּyih.Yulet them be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

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

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 3

בְגָדֶ֖יךָve.ga.Dei.khaclothes your

Lemma: בֶּ֫גֶד (be.ged) · Strong's: H0899B

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

Meaning: garment

Used 214 times. Also: Genesis 24:53, Genesis 27:15, Genesis 27:27, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 37:29, Genesis 38:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0899B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 4

לְבָנִ֑יםle.va.Nimwhite

Lemma: לָבָן (la.van) · Strong's: H3836

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

Meaning: white

Used 29 times. Also: Genesis 30:35, Genesis 30:37, Genesis 49:12, Exodus 16:31, Leviticus 13:3, Leviticus 13:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3836; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 5

וְשֶׁ֖מֶןve.She.menand oil

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶן (she.men) · Strong's: H8081

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

Meaning: oil

Used 193 times. Also: Genesis 28:18, Genesis 35:14, Exodus 25:6, Exodus 27:20, Exodus 29:2, Exodus 29:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8081; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 6

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 9:8 word 7

רֹאשְׁךָ֥ro.she.Khahead your

Lemma: רֹאשׁ (rosh) · Strong's: H7218A

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

Meaning: head

Used 282 times. Also: Genesis 3:15, Genesis 40:13, Genesis 40:16, Genesis 40:17, Genesis 40:19, Genesis 40:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7218A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 8

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 9

יֶחְסָֽר\׃yech.Sarit be lacking

Lemma: חָסֵר (cha.ser) · Strong's: H2637

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqj3ms)

Meaning: to lack

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 8:3, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 18:28, Exodus 16:18, Deuteronomy 2:7, Deuteronomy 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2637; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:8 word 10

How the BSB renders it

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

Let your garments	→	בֶּ֫גֶד H0899B garment
always	→	כֹּל H3605 all
. . .	→	עֵת H6256 time
be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
white	→	לָבָן H3836 white
and never	→	אַל H0408 not
spare	→	חָסֵר H2637 to lack
the oil	→	שֶׁ֫מֶן H8081 oil
for	→	עַל H5921A upon
your head	→	רֹאשׁ H7218A head

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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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