Ecclesiastes 9:8

Hebrew	בְּכָל עֵ֕ת יִהְי֥וּplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigהָיָה hebrew The word הָיָה means “to exist” or “to be” or “to become” or “to come into being” and occurs 3561 times in the Old Testament. This is the foundational verb of existence, identity, becoming and occurrence. * It is used in the creation narrative of Genesis 1, represented by the English words Genesis 1:3Exodus 3:12Ruth 1:1Isaiah 2:2 בְגָדֶ֖יךָ לְבָנִ֑ים וְשֶׁ֖מֶן עַל רֹאשְׁךָ֥ אַל יֶחְסָֽר
ESV	Let your garments be always white. Let not oil be lacking on your head.
NIV	Always be clothed in white, and always anoint your head with oil.
NLT	Wear fine clothes, with a splash of cologne!
LXX	ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. παντὶplugin-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 καιρῷ ἔστωσανplugin-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. ἱμάτιά σου λευκά καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” ἔλαιον ἐπὶ κεφαλήν σου μὴ ὑστερησάτω
KJV	Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment.

^{Ecclesiastes 9:7 ← Ecclesiastes 9:8 → Ecclesiastes 9:9}

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