Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:10

¹⁰Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Anything	וְכֹל֙	wə·ḵōl	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
my eyes	עֵינַ֔י	‘ê·nay	Noun - cdc; first person common singular	H5869 eye
desired	שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ	šā·’ă·lū	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural	H7592 ask, inquire
I did not	לֹ֥א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
deny myself	אָצַ֖לְתִּי	’ā·ṣal·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H680 lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold
I refused	מָנַ֨עְתִּי	mā·na‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H4513 withhold, hold back
my heart	לִבִּ֜י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
no	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
pleasure	שִׂמְחָ֗ה	śim·ḥāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
For	כִּֽי־	kî-	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
my heart	לִבִּ֤י	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
took delight	שָׂמֵ֙חַ֙	śā·mê·aḥ	Adjective - masculine singular	H8056 glad, joyful, merry
in all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my work	עֲמָלִ֔י	‘ă·mā·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
and this	וְזֶֽה־	wə·zeh-	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
was	הָיָ֥ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
the reward	חֶלְקִ֖י	ḥel·qî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H2506 portion, tract, territory
for all	מִכָּל־	mik·kāl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
my labor	עֲמָלִֽי׃	‘ă·mā·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Ecclesiastes 5:18 · Ecclesiastes 3:22 · Ecclesiastes 9:9 · Psalm 119:37 · Psalm 128:2

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.