Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 2:19
19And who knows whether that man will be wise or foolish? Yet he will take over all the labor at which I have worked skillfully under the sun. This too is futile.
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| And who | וּמִ֣י | ū·mî | Conjunctive waw; Interrogative | H4310 who? |
| knows | יוֹדֵ֗עַ | yō·w·ḏê·a‘ | Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular | H3045 know |
| whether | יִהְיֶה֙ | yih·yeh | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be |
| wise | הֶֽחָכָ֤ם | he·ḥā·ḵām | Article; Adjective - masculine singular | H2450 wise |
| or | א֣וֹ | ’ōw | Conjunction | H176 or |
| foolish | סָכָ֔ל | sā·ḵāl | Noun - masculine singular | H5530 fool |
| Yet he will take | וְיִשְׁלַט֙ | wə·yiš·laṭ | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive imperfect - third person masculine singular | H7980 domineer, be master of |
| over all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the labor | עֲמָלִ֔י | ‘ă·mā·lî | Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular | H5999 trouble, labour, toil |
| at which I have worked | שֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּי | še·‘ā·mal·tî | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H5998 labour, toil |
| skillfully | וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּי | wə·še·ḥā·ḵam·tî | Conjunctive waw, Pr; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular | H2449 be wise |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | ta·ḥaṯ | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the sun | הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ | haš·šā·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| This | זֶ֖ה | zeh | Pronoun - masculine singular | H2088 this, that |
| too | גַּם־ | gam- | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| is futile | הָֽבֶל׃ | hā·ḇel | Noun - masculine singular | H1892 vapour, breath |
Cross-references
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Ecclesiastes 3:22 · James 3:17
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.