Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:9

⁹So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I became great	וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי	wə·ḡā·ḏal·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H1431 grow up, become great
and surpassed	וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי	wə·hō·w·sap̄·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H3254 add
all	מִכֹּ֛ל	mik·kōl	Preposition-m; Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
in Jerusalem	בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם	bî·rū·šā·lim	Preposition-b; Noun - proper - feminine singular	H3389 Jerusalem
who had preceded me	שֶׁהָיָ֥ה	še·hā·yāh	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
and	אַ֥ף	’ap̄	Conjunction	H637 also, yea
my wisdom	חָכְמָתִ֖י	ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî	Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular	H2451 wisdom
remained	עָ֥מְדָה	‘ā·mə·ḏāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
with me	לִּֽי׃	lî	Preposition; first person common singular

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.