Ecclesiastes 8:7
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Since no one knows what will happen, who can tell him what is to come?

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?

Hebrew
Since
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

no one
אֵינֶ֥נּוּ (’ê·nen·nū)
Adverb | third person masculine singular
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

knows
יֹדֵ֖עַ (yō·ḏê·a‘)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular
Strong's 3045: To know

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

will happen,
שֶּׁיִּֽהְיֶ֑ה (še·yih·yeh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

who
מִ֖י (mî)
Interrogative
Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix

can tell
יַגִּ֥יד (yag·gîḏ)
Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5046: To be conspicuous

him
לֽוֹ׃ (lōw)
Preposition | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew

what
כַּאֲשֶׁ֣ר (ka·’ă·šer)
Preposition-k | Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

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

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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