Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:18

¹⁸I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
hated	וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי	wə·śā·nê·ṯî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H8130 hate
all	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
for which	שֶׁאֲנִ֥י	še·’ă·nî	Pronoun - relative; Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
I had toiled	עֲמָלִ֔י	‘ă·mā·lî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
because I must leave it	שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּ	še·’an·nî·ḥen·nū	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Hifil - Imperfect - first person common singular; third person masculine singular	H5117 rest
to the man	לָאָדָ֖ם	lā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
who comes	שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה	še·yih·yeh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
after me	אַחֲרָֽי׃	’a·ḥă·rāy	Preposition; first person common singular	H310 behind

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.