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Ecclesiastes 7:24

That which is far off, and exceeding deep, who can find it out?

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רָח֖וֹקrachoqof oldרָחוֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “of old”, the ordinary formH7350remote, literally or figuratively, of place or time; specifically, precious; often used adverbially (with preposition)(a-) far (abroad, off), long ago, of old, space, great while to come.מַהmahhowמָהparticle, interrogative — “how”H4100properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senseshow (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.שֶּׁהָיָ֑הshehayahwho beהָיָהparticle, relative, verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “who be”, a completed actionH1961to exist, i.e. be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)beacon, [idiom] altogether, be(-come), accomplished, committed, like), break, cause, come (to pass), do, faint, fall, [phrase] follow, happen, [idiom] have, last, pertain, quit (one-) self, require, [idiom] use.וְעָמֹ֥קveamoqand deepעָמֹקconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and deep”, the ordinary formH6013deep (literally or figuratively)([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).עָמֹ֖קamoqdeepעָמֹקadjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “deep”, the ordinary formH6013deep (literally or figuratively)([idiom] exceeding) deep (thing).מִ֥יmiwhoמִיparticle, interrogative — “who”H4310who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffixany (man), [idiom] he, [idiom] him, [phrase] O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), [phrase] would to God.יִמְצָאֶֽנּוּyimtsaenvcomeמָצָאverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “come”, an unfinished actionH4672properly, to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present[phrase] be able, befall, being, catch, [idiom] certainly, (cause to) come (on, to, to hand), deliver, be enough (cause to) find(-ing, occasion, out), get (hold upon), [idiom] have (here), be here, hit, be left, light (up-) on, meet (with)…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

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American Standard Version (1901)

That which is, is far off and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

Young’s Literal Translation

Far off [is] that which hath been, and deep, deep, who doth find it?

World English Bible

That which is, is far off and exceedingly deep. Who can find it out?

Darby Translation

Whatever hath been, is far off, and exceeding deep: who will find it out?

Douay-Rheims

I have tried all things in wisdom. I have said: I will be wise: and it departed farther from me,

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

That which is is far off, and exceeding deep; who can find it out?

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

That which is far beyond what was, and a great depth, who shall find it out?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Μακρὰν ὑπὲρ ὃ ἦν, καὶ βαθὺ βάθος, τίς εὑρήσει αὐτό;