Ecclesiastes 11:5

Hebrew	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽינְךָ֤ יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙ מַה דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָר֔וּחַplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigרוּחַ hebrew Meaning: * Wind * Breath * Spirit Noun. Occurs about 380 times in the Old Testament. Though usually feminine, רוּחַ sometimes takes masculine verbs and adjectives, especially when referring to the Spirit of God (רוּחַ יְהוָה).Exodus 10:13Genesis 6:17Genesis 41:8Proverbs 16:32Ecclesiastes 12:7Genesis 1:2Judges 3:10Ezekiel 36:27Genesis 2:7John 3:8Genesis 1:2Genesis 8:1 כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים בְּבֶ֣טֶן הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה כָּ֗כָה לֹ֤א תֵדַע֙ אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( הַכֹּֽל
ESV	As you do not know the way the spirit comes to the bones in the womb of a woman with child, so you do not know the work of God who makes everything.
NIV	As you do not know the path of the wind, or how the body is formed in a mother's womb, so you cannot understand the work of God, the Maker of all things.
NLT	Just as you cannot understand the path of the wind or the mystery of a tiny baby growing in its mother's womb, so you cannot understand the activity of God, who does all things.
LXX	ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. οἷς οὐκ ἔστινplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigεἰμί greek εἰμί is the first person singular verb for “to be” (εἶναι [the infinitive form] = “to be”). It an irregular verb, and, like English, changes significantly between person and tense. For example εἰμί is the word for am and ἦν is the word for was, e.g. γινώσκων τίς ἡplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ὁδὸς τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πνεύματος ὡς ὀστᾶ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. γαστρὶ τῆςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article κυοφορούσης οὕτως οὐ γνώσῃ τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ποιήματα τοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God ὅσα ποιήσειplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigποιέω Meaning: * To do * To make This verb - to do or make - is used in connection with a large range of activities including creation, covenant formation, obedience, miracles, sin and worship. Verb forms Present tense Person Greek Form σὺν τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article πάνταplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17
KJV	As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.

^{Ecclesiastes 11:4 ← Ecclesiastes 11:5 → Ecclesiastes 11:6}

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