Ecclesiastes 7:26
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
And I discoveredוּמֹוצֶ֨אu·mo·v·tze4672to attain to, finda prim. root
moreמִמֶּ֔נָּהmim·men·nah,4480froma prim. preposition
bitterמַ֣רmar4751bitter, bitternessfrom marar
than  4480froma prim. preposition
deathמִמָּ֗וֶתmim·ma·vet4194deathfrom muth
the womanהָֽאִשָּׁה֙ha·'i·shah802woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
whoseאֲשֶׁר־a·sher-834who, which, thata prim. pronoun
heartלִבָּ֖הּlib·bah3820inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
is snaresמְצֹודִ֧יםme·tzo·v·dim4685ba hunting implement, netfrom tsud
and nets,וַחֲרָמִ֛יםva·cha·ra·mim2764ba netfrom charam
whose handsיָדֶ֑יהָya·dei·ha;3027handa prim. root
are chains.אֲסוּרִ֣יםa·su·rim612a band, bondfrom asar
One who is pleasingטֹ֞ובto·vv2896apleasant, agreeable, goodfrom tob
to Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha·'e·lo·him430God, godpl. of eloah
will escapeיִמָּלֵ֣טyim·ma·let4422to slip awaya prim. root
from her, but the sinnerוְחֹוטֵ֖אve·cho·v·te2398to miss, go wrong, sina prim. root
will be capturedיִלָּ֥כֶדyil·la·ched3920to capture, seize, takea prim. root
by her.     
KJV Lexicon
And I find
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
more bitter
mar  (mar)
bitter; also (as noun) bitterness, or (adverbially) bitterly -- + angry, bitter(-ly, -ness), chafed, discontented, great, heavy.
than death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
the woman
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
whose heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
is snares
matsowd  (maw-tsode')
a net (for capturing animals or fishes) -- also a fastness or (beseiging) tower -- bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare.
and nets
cherem  (khay'-rem)
physical (as shutting in) a net (either literally or figuratively); usually a doomed object; abstr. Extermination
and her hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
as bands
'ecuwr  (ay-soor')
a bond (especially manacles of a prisoner) -- band, prison.
whoso pleaseth
towb  (tobe)
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
God
'elohiym  (el-o-heem')
angels, exceeding, God (gods)(-dess, -ly), (very) great, judges, mighty.
shall escape
malat  (maw-lat')
to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
from her but the sinner
chata'  (khaw-taw')
to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemn
shall be taken
lakad  (law-kad')
to catch (in a net, trap or pit); generally, to capture or occupy; also to choose (by lot); figuratively, to cohere
by her
New American Standard (©1995)
And I discovered more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, whose hands are chains. One who is pleasing to God will escape from her, but the sinner will be captured by her.

King James Bible
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

American King James Version
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

American Standard Version
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Darby Bible Translation
and I found more bitter than death the woman whose heart is nets and snares, and whose hands are bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be caught by her.

English Revised Version
And I find a thing more bitter than death, even the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

Webster's Bible Translation
And I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoever pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.

World English Bible
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.

Young's Literal Translation
And I am finding more bitter than death, the woman whose heart is nets and snares, her hands are bands; the good before God escapeth from her, but the sinner is captured by her.

קהלת 7:26 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וּמֹוצֶ֨א אֲנִ֜י מַ֣ר מִמָּ֗וֶת אֶת־הָֽאִשָּׁה֙ אֲשֶׁר־הִ֨יא מְצֹודִ֧ים וַחֲרָמִ֛ים לִבָּ֖הּ אֲסוּרִ֣ים יָדֶ֑יהָ טֹ֞וב לִפְנֵ֤י הָאֱלֹהִים֙ יִמָּלֵ֣ט מִמֶּ֔נָּה וְחֹוטֵ֖א יִלָּ֥כֶד בָּֽהּ׃

קהלת 7:26 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ומוצא אני מר ממות את־האשה אשר־היא מצודים וחרמים לבה אסורים ידיה טוב לפני האלהים ימלט ממנה וחוטא ילכד בה׃

קהלת 7:26 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ומוצא אני מר ממות את־האשה אשר־היא מצודים וחרמים לבה אסורים ידיה טוב לפני האלהים ימלט ממנה וחוטא ילכד בה׃

קהלת 7:26 Hebrew Bible
ומוצא אני מר ממות את האשה אשר היא מצודים וחרמים לבה אסורים ידיה טוב לפני האלהים ימלט ממנה וחוטא ילכד בה׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
(7-27) et inveni amariorem morte mulierem quae laqueus venatorum est et sagena cor eius vincula sunt manus illius qui placet Deo effugiet eam qui autem peccator est capietur ab illa

Bands Bitter Captured Caught Chains Death Discovered Ensnare Ensnared Escape Escapes Escapeth Fetters Finding Free Full Hands Heart Nets Pleased Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Sinner Snare Snares Trap Traps Tricks

Bands Bitter Captured Caught Chains Death Discovered Ensnare Ensnared Escape Escapeth Find Finding Free Full Good Hands Heart Nets Pleased Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Sinner Snare Snares Traps

Bands Bitter Captured Caught Chains Death Discovered Ensnare Ensnared Escape Escapeth Find Finding Free Full Good Hands Heart Nets Pleased Pleases Pleaseth Pleasing Sinner Snare Snares Traps

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