Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:15

¹⁵So I said to myself, “The fate of the fool will also befall me. What then have I gained by being wise?”

And I said to myself that this too is futile.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I	אֲנִ֜י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
said	וְאָמַ֨רְתִּֽי	wə·’ā·mar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H559 utter, say
to myself	בְּלִבִּ֗י	bə·lib·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
The fate	כְּמִקְרֵ֤ה	kə·miq·rêh	Preposition-k; Noun - masculine singular construct	H4745 accident, chance, fortune
of the fool	הַכְּסִיל֙	hak·kə·sîl	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
will also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
befall	יִקְרֵ֔נִי	yiq·rê·nî	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; first person common singular	H7136 encounter, meet, befall
me	אֲנִ֣י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
What	וְלָ֧מָּה	wə·lām·māh	Conjunctive waw; Interrogative	H4100 what? how? aught
then	אָ֣ז	’āz	Adverb	H227 at that time, then
have I	אֲנִ֖י	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
gained	יוֹתֵ֑ר	yō·w·ṯêr	Noun - masculine singular	H3148 superiority, advantage, excess
by being wise	חָכַ֛מְתִּי	ḥā·ḵam·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H2449 be wise
And I said	וְדִבַּ֣רְתִּי	wə·ḏib·bar·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1696 speak
to myself	בְלִבִּ֔י	ḇə·lib·bî	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
that this	זֶ֖ה	zeh	Pronoun - masculine singular	H2088 this, that
too	שֶׁגַּם־	šeg·gam-	Pronoun - relative; Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
is futile	הָֽבֶל׃	hā·ḇel	Noun - masculine singular	H1892 vapour, breath

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 6:8 · Ecclesiastes 1:14

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.