Ecclesiastes 9:15
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Now a poor wise man was found in the city, and he saved the city by his wisdom. Yet no one remembered that poor man.

Young's Literal Translation
and there hath been found in it a poor wise man, and he hath delivered the city by his wisdom, and men have not remembered that poor man!

King James Bible
Now there was found in it a poor wise man, and he by his wisdom delivered the city; yet no man remembered that same poor man.

Hebrew
Now a poor
מִסְכֵּן֙ (mis·kên)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4542: Indigent

wise
חָכָ֔ם (ḥā·ḵām)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2450: Wise

man
אִ֤ישׁ (’îš)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

was found
וּמָ֣צָא (ū·mā·ṣā)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4672: To come forth to, appear, exist, to attain, find, acquire, to occur, meet, be present

in [the city],
בָ֗הּ (ḇāh)
Preposition | third person feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew

and he
ה֥וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

saved
וּמִלַּט־ (ū·mil·laṭ-)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 4422: To be smooth, to escape, to release, rescue, to bring forth young, emit sparks

the city
הָעִ֖יר (hā·‘îr)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 5892: Excitement

by his wisdom.
בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹ (bə·ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯōw)
Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

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

one
וְאָדָם֙ (wə·’ā·ḏām)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

remembered
זָכַ֔ר (zā·ḵar)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2142: To mark, to remember, to mention, to be male

that
הַהּֽוּא׃‪‬‪‬ (ha·hū)
Article | Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

poor
הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ן (ham·mis·kên)
Article | Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 4542: Indigent

man.
הָאִ֥ישׁ (hā·’îš)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 376: A man as an individual, a male person

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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