NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Blessed'esher (eh'-sher) happiness; only in masculine plural construction as interjection, how happy! -- blessed, happy. art thou O land 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. when thy king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. is the son ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. of nobles chor (khore) white or pure (from the cleansing or shining power of fire ; hence (figuratively) noble (in rank) -- noble. and thy princes sar (sar) a head person (of any rank or class) -- captain (that had rule), chief (captain), general, governor, keeper, lord, (-task-)master, prince(-ipal), ruler, steward. eat 'akal (aw-kal') to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite. in due season `eth (ayth) time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc. for strength gbuwrah (gheb-oo-raw') force; by implication, valor, victory -- force, mastery, might, mighty (act, power), power, strength. and not for drunkenness shthiy (sheth-ee') intoxicaion -- drunkenness. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Blessed are you, O land, whose king is of nobility and whose princes eat at the appropriate time-- for strength and not for drunkenness. King James Bible 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! Holman Christian Standard Bible Blessed are you, land, when your king is a son of nobles and your princes feast at the proper time-- for strength and not for drunkenness. International Standard Version That land is blessed whose king is of noble birth, whose princes feast at the right time, for strength, and not to become drunk. NET Bible Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobility, and your princes feast at the proper time--with self-control and not in drunkenness. GOD'S WORD® Translation A country is blessed when the king is from a noble family and when the high officials eat at the right time in order to get strength and not to get drunk. King James 2000 Bible Blessed are you, O land, when your king is the son of nobles, and your princes feast at the proper time, for strength, and not for drunkenness! Links Ecclesiastes 10:17Ecclesiastes 10:17 NIV Ecclesiastes 10:17 NLT Ecclesiastes 10:17 ESV Ecclesiastes 10:17 NASB Ecclesiastes 10:17 KJV |
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