Ecclesiastes 2 Interlinear
Hebrew · King James Version · word-by-word with Strong's numbers
I
said
אָמַר
ʼâmar
H559
in
mine
heart,
לֵב
lêb
H3820
Go
to
now,
יָלַךְ
yâlak
H3212
I
will
prove
נָסָה
nâçâh
H5254
thee
with
mirth,
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
H8057
therefore
enjoy
רָאָה
râʼâh
H7200
pleasure:
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
and,
behold,
this
also
is
vanity.
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
I
sought
תּוּר
tûwr
H8446
in
mine
heart
לֵב
lêb
H3820
to
give
מָשַׁךְ
mâshak
H4900
myself
בָּשָׂר
bâsâr
H1320
unto
wine,
יַיִן
yayin
H3196
yet
acquainting
נָהַג
nâhag
H5090
mine
heart
לֵב
lêb
H3820
with
wisdom;
חׇכְמָה
chokmâh
H2451
and
to
lay
hold
אָחַז
ʼâchaz
H270
on
folly,
סִכְלוּת
çiklûwth
H5531
till
I
might
see
רָאָה
râʼâh
H7200
what
was
that
good
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
for
the
sons
בֵּן
bên
H1121
of
men,
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
which
they
should
do
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
under
the
heaven
שָׁמַיִם
shâmayim
H8064
all
מִסְפָּר
miçpâr
H4557
the
days
יוֹם
yôwm
H3117
of
their
life.
חַי
chay
H2416
to
give:
Heb.
to
draw
my
flesh
with
wine
all:
Heb.
the
number
of
the
days
of
their
life
I
got
קָנָה
qânâh
H7069
me
servants
עֶבֶד
ʻebed
H5650
and
maidens,
שִׁפְחָה
shiphchâh
H8198
and
had
servants
born
בֵּן
bên
H1121
in
my
house;
בַּיִת
bayith
H1004
also
I
had
great
רָבָה
râbâh
H7235
possessions
מִקְנֶה
miqneh
H4735
of
great
בָּקָר
bâqâr
H1241
and
small
cattle
צֹאן
tsôʼn
H6629
above
all
that
were
in
Jerusalem
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
before
פָּנִים
pânîym
H6440
me:
servants
born:
Heb.
sons
of
my
house
I
gathered
כָּנַס
kânaç
H3664
me
also
silver
כֶּסֶף
keçeph
H3701
and
gold,
זָהָב
zâhâb
H2091
and
the
peculiar
treasure
סְגֻלָּה
çᵉgullâh
H5459
of
kings
מֶלֶךְ
melek
H4428
and
of
the
provinces:
מְדִינָה
mᵉdîynâh
H4082
I
gat
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
me
men
singers
שִׁיר
shîyr
H7891
and
women
singers,
שִׁיר
shîyr
H7891
and
the
delights
תַּעֲנוּג
taʻănûwg
H8588
of
the
sons
בֵּן
bên
H1121
of
men,
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
as
musical
instruments,
שִׁדָּה
shiddâh
H7705
and
that
of
all
sorts.
musical:
Heb.
musical
instrument
and
instruments
So
I
was
great,
גָּדַל
gâdal
H1431
and
increased
יָסַף
yâçaph
H3254
more
than
all
that
were
before
פָּנִים
pânîym
H6440
me
in
Jerusalem:
יְרוּשָׁלַ͏ִם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
also
my
wisdom
חׇכְמָה
chokmâh
H2451
remained
עָמַד
ʻâmad
H5975
with
me.
And
whatsoever
mine
eyes
עַיִן
ʻayin
H5869
desired
שָׁאַל
shâʼal
H7592
I
kept
אָצַל
ʼâtsal
H680
not
from
them,
I
withheld
מָנַע
mânaʻ
H4513
not
my
heart
לֵב
lêb
H3820
from
any
joy;
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
H8057
for
my
heart
לֵב
lêb
H3820
rejoiced
שָׂמֵחַ
sâmêach
H8056
in
all
my
labour:
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
and
this
was
my
portion
חֵלֶק
chêleq
H2506
of
all
my
labour.
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
Then
I
looked
פָּנָה
pânâh
H6437
on
all
the
works
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
H4639
that
my
hands
יָד
yâd
H3027
had
wrought,
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
and
on
the
labour
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
that
I
had
laboured
עָמַל
ʻâmal
H5998
to
do:
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
and,
behold,
all
was
vanity
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
and
vexation
רְעוּת
rᵉʻûwth
H7469
of
spirit,
רוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
and
there
was
no
profit
יִתְרוֹן
yithrôwn
H3504
under
the
sun.
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
And
I
turned
פָּנָה
pânâh
H6437
myself
to
behold
רָאָה
râʼâh
H7200
wisdom,
חׇכְמָה
chokmâh
H2451
and
madness,
הוֹלֵלָה
hôwlêlâh
H1947
and
folly:
סִכְלוּת
çiklûwth
H5531
for
what
can
the
man
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
do
that
cometh
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
H935
after
אַחַר
ʼachar
H310
the
king?
מֶלֶךְ
melek
H4428
even
that
which
hath
been
already
כְּבָר
kᵉbâr
H3528
done.
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
even:
or,
in
those
things
which
have
been
already
done
Then
I
saw
רָאָה
râʼâh
H7200
that
יֵשׁ
yêsh
H3426
wisdom
חׇכְמָה
chokmâh
H2451
excelleth
יִתְרוֹן
yithrôwn
H3504
folly,
סִכְלוּת
çiklûwth
H5531
as
far
as
light
אוֹר
ʼôwr
H216
excelleth
יִתְרוֹן
yithrôwn
H3504
darkness.
חֹשֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
that:
Heb.
that
there
is
an
excellency
in
wisdom
more
than
in
folly,
etc
Then
אָז
ʼâz
H227
said
אָמַר
ʼâmar
H559
I
in
my
heart,
לֵב
lêb
H3820
As
it
happeneth
מִקְרֶה
miqreh
H4745
to
the
fool,
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
so
it
happeneth
קָרָה
qârâh
H7136
even
to
me;
גַּם
gam
H1571
and
why
was
I
then
more
יוֹתֵר
yôwthêr
H3148
wise?
חָכַם
châkam
H2449
Then
I
said
דָבַר
dâbar
H1696
in
my
heart,
לֵב
lêb
H3820
that
this
also
is
vanity.
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
happeneth
even:
Heb.
happeneth
to
me,
even
to
me
For
there
is
no
remembrance
זִכְרוֹן
zikrôwn
H2146
of
the
wise
חָכָם
châkâm
H2450
more
than
עִם
ʻim
H5973
of
the
fool
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
for
ever;
עוֹלָם
ʻôwlâm
H5769
seeing
that
which
now
כְּבָר
kᵉbâr
H3528
is
in
the
days
יוֹם
yôwm
H3117
to
come
בּוֹא
bôwʼ
H935
shall
all
be
forgotten.
שָׁכַח
shâkach
H7911
And
how
dieth
מוּת
mûwth
H4191
the
wise
חָכָם
châkâm
H2450
man?
as
the
fool.
כְּסִיל
kᵉçîyl
H3684
Therefore
I
hated
שָׂנֵא
sânêʼ
H8130
life;
חַי
chay
H2416
because
the
work
מַעֲשֶׂה
maʻăseh
H4639
that
is
wrought
עָשָׂה
ʻâsâh
H6213
under
the
sun
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
is
grievous
רַע
raʻ
H7451
unto
me:
for
all
is
vanity
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
and
vexation
רְעוּת
rᵉʻûwth
H7469
of
spirit.
רוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
Yea,
I
hated
שָׂנֵא
sânêʼ
H8130
all
my
labour
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
which
I
had
taken
עָמֵל
ʻâmêl
H6001
under
the
sun:
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
because
I
should
leave
יָנַח
yânach
H3240
it
unto
the
man
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
that
shall
be
after
אַחַר
ʼachar
H310
me.
taken:
Heb.
laboured
And
who
knoweth
יָדַע
yâdaʻ
H3045
whether
he
shall
be
a
wise
חָכָם
châkâm
H2450
man
or
a
fool?
סָכָל
çâkâl
H5530
yet
shall
he
have
rule
שָׁלַט
shâlaṭ
H7980
over
all
my
labour
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
wherein
I
have
laboured,
עָמַל
ʻâmal
H5998
and
wherein
I
have
shewed
myself
wise
חָכַם
châkam
H2449
under
the
sun.
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
This
is
also
vanity.
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
Therefore
I
went
about
סָבַב
çâbab
H5437
to
cause
יָאַשׁ
yâʼash
H2976
my
heart
לֵב
lêb
H3820
to
despair
יָאַשׁ
yâʼash
H2976
of
all
the
labour
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
which
I
took
עָמַל
ʻâmal
H5998
under
the
sun.
שֶׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
For
there
is
יֵשׁ
yêsh
H3426
a
man
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
whose
labour
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
is
in
wisdom,
חׇכְמָה
chokmâh
H2451
and
in
knowledge,
דַּעַת
daʻath
H1847
and
in
equity;
כִּשְׁרוֹן
kishrôwn
H3788
yet
to
a
man
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
that
hath
not
laboured
עָמַל
ʻâmal
H5998
therein
shall
he
leave
נָתַן
nâthan
H5414
it
for
his
portion.
חֵלֶק
chêleq
H2506
This
also
is
vanity
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
and
a
great
רַב
rab
H7227
evil.
רַע
raʻ
H7451
leave:
Heb.
give
For
all
his
days
יוֹם
yôwm
H3117
are
sorrows,
מַכְאֹב
makʼôb
H4341
and
his
travail
עִנְיָן
ʻinyân
H6045
grief;
כַּעַס
kaʻaç
H3708
yea,
his
heart
לֵב
lêb
H3820
taketh
not
rest
שָׁכַב
shâkab
H7901
in
the
night.
לַיִל
layil
H3915
This
is
also
vanity.
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
There
is
nothing
better
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
for
a
man,
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
than
that
he
should
eat
אָכַל
ʼâkal
H398
and
drink,
שָׁתָה
shâthâh
H8354
and
that
he
should
make
his
soul
נֶפֶשׁ
nephesh
H5315
enjoy
רָאָה
râʼâh
H7200
good
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
in
his
labour.
עָמָל
ʻâmâl
H5999
This
זֹה
zôh
H2090
also
I
saw,
רָאָה
râʼâh
H7200
that
it
was
from
the
hand
יָד
yâd
H3027
of
God.
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
should
make:
or,
delight
his
senses
For
God
giveth
נָתַן
nâthan
H5414
to
a
man
אָדָם
ʼâdâm
H120
that
is
good
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
in
his
sight
פָּנִים
pânîym
H6440
wisdom,
חׇכְמָה
chokmâh
H2451
and
knowledge,
דַּעַת
daʻath
H1847
and
joy:
שִׂמְחָה
simchâh
H8057
but
to
the
sinner
חָטָא
châṭâʼ
H2398
he
giveth
נָתַן
nâthan
H5414
travail,
עִנְיָן
ʻinyân
H6045
to
gather
אָסַף
ʼâçaph
H622
and
to
heap
up,
כָּנַס
kânaç
H3664
that
he
may
give
נָתַן
nâthan
H5414
to
him
that
is
good
טוֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
before
פָּנִים
pânîym
H6440
God.
אֱלֹהִים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
This
also
is
vanity
הֶבֶל
hebel
H1892
and
vexation
רְעוּת
rᵉʻûwth
H7469
of
spirit.
רוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
in
his:
Heb.
before
him