Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 1:13
13And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a miserable task God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And I set | וְנָתַ֣תִּי | wə·nā·ṯat·tî | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| my mind | לִבִּ֗י | lib·bî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart |
| to seek | לִדְר֤וֹשׁ | liḏ·rō·wōš | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H1875 resort to, seek |
| and explore | וְלָתוּר֙ | wə·lā·ṯūr | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8446 seek out, spy out, explore |
| by wisdom | בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה | ba·ḥā·ḵə·māh | Preposition-b, Article; Noun - feminine singular | H2451 wisdom |
| all | כָּל־ | kāl- | Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| that | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ’ă·šer | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| is done | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | na·‘ă·śāh | Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H6213 do, make |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| heaven | הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם | haš·šā·mā·yim | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H8064 sky, aloft |
| What | ה֣וּא׀ | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| a miserable | רָ֗ע | rā‘ | Adjective - masculine singular | H7451 bad, evil |
| task | עִנְיַ֣ן | ‘in·yan | Noun - masculine singular construct | H6045 occupation, task |
| God | אֱלֹהִ֛ים | ’ĕ·lō·hîm | Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has laid | נָתַ֧ן | nā·ṯan | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| upon the sons | לִבְנֵ֥י | liḇ·nê | Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural construct | H1121 son |
| of men | הָאָדָ֖ם | hā·’ā·ḏām | Article; Noun - masculine singular | H120 man, mankind |
| to occupy them | לַעֲנ֥וֹת | la·‘ă·nō·wṯ | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H6031 be occupied, busied with |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 3:10 · Genesis 3:19 · Ecclesiastes 8:16–17 · 1 Timothy 4:15 · Ecclesiastes 1:17 · Ecclesiastes 7:25 · Ecclesiastes 12:12 · Ecclesiastes 8:9 · Proverbs 18:1 · Proverbs 23:26 · Ecclesiastes 4:4 · Proverbs 4:7
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.