Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:4

⁴I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
I expanded	הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי	hiḡ·dal·tî	Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular	H1431 grow up, become great
my pursuits	מַעֲשָׂ֑י	ma·‘ă·śāy	Noun - masculine plural construct; first person common singular	H4639 deed, work
I built	בָּנִ֤יתִי	bā·nî·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H1129 build
houses	בָּתִּ֔ים	bāt·tîm	Noun - masculine plural	H1004 house
and planted	נָטַ֥עְתִּי	nā·ṭa‘·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5193 strike, fix, plant
vineyards	כְּרָמִֽים׃	kə·rā·mîm	Noun - masculine plural	H3754 vineyard
for myself	לִ֖י	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.