Ecclesiastes 11:2
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Divide your portion among seven, or even eight, for you do not know what disaster may befall the land.

Young's Literal Translation
Give a portion to seven, and even to eight, For thou knowest not what evil is on the earth.

King James Bible
Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.

Hebrew
Divide
תֶּן־ (ten-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

your portion
חֵ֥לֶק (ḥê·leq)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2506: Portion, tract, territory

among seven,
לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה (lə·šiḇ·‘āh)
Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 7651: Seven, seven times, a week, an indefinite number

or even
וְגַ֣ם (wə·ḡam)
Conjunctive waw | Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

eight,
לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה (liš·mō·w·nāh)
Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 8083: A cardinal number, eight, eighth

for
כִּ֚י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

you do not
לֹ֣א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

know
תֵדַ֔ע (ṯê·ḏa‘)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

what
מַה־ (mah-)
Interrogative
Strong's 4100: What?, what!, indefinitely what

disaster
רָעָ֖ה (rā·‘āh)
Adjective - feminine singular
Strong's 7451: Bad, evil

may befall
יִּהְיֶ֥ה (yih·yeh)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the land.
הָאָֽרֶץ׃ (hā·’ā·reṣ)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 776: Earth, land

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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