Ecclesiastes 12:13
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
When all has been heard, the conclusion of the matter is this: Fear God and keep His commandments, because this is the whole duty of man.

Young's Literal Translation
The end of the whole matter let us hear:—‘Fear God, and keep His commands, for this [is] the whole of man.

King James Bible
Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep his commandments: for this [is] the whole [duty] of man.

Hebrew
When all
הַכֹּ֣ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

has been heard,
נִשְׁמָ֑ע (niš·mā‘)
Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 8085: To hear intelligently

the conclusion
ס֥וֹף (sō·wp̄)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 5490: A termination

of the matter [is this]:
דָּבָ֖ר (dā·ḇār)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1697: A word, a matter, thing, a cause

Fear
יְרָא֙ (yə·rā)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 3372: To fear, to revere, caus, to frighten

God
הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Article | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

and
וְאֶת־ (wə·’eṯ-)
Conjunctive waw | Direct object marker
Strong's 853: Untranslatable mark of the accusative case

keep
שְׁמ֔וֹר (šə·mō·wr)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 8104: To hedge about, guard, to protect, attend to

His commandments,
מִצְוֺתָ֣יו (miṣ·wō·ṯāw)
Noun - feminine plural construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 4687: Commandment

because
כִּי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

this is
זֶ֖ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

the whole
כָּל־ (kāl-)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

[duty] of man.
הָאָדָֽם׃ (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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