Ecclesiastes 12:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.

Young's Literal Translation
The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written [by] the upright, words of truth.

King James Bible
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and [that which was] written [was] upright, [even] words of truth.

Hebrew
The Teacher
קֹהֶ֔לֶת (qō·he·leṯ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6953: Preacher -- 'a collector (of sentences)', 'a preacher', a son of David

searched
בִּקֵּ֣שׁ (biq·qêš)
Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1245: To search out, to strive after

to find
לִמְצֹ֖א (lim·ṣō)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

delightful
חֵ֑פֶץ (ḥê·p̄eṣ)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2656: Pleasure, desire, a valuable thing, a matter

sayings
דִּבְרֵי־ (diḇ·rê-)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

and to record
וְכָת֥וּב (wə·ḵā·ṯūḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - QalPassParticiple - masculine singular
Strong's 3789: To grave, to write

accurate
יֹ֖שֶׁר (yō·šer)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3476: Straightness, uprightness

words
דִּבְרֵ֥י (diḇ·rê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

of truth.
אֱמֶֽת׃ (’ĕ·meṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 571: Stability, certainty, truth, trustworthiness

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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