Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:12

¹²The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
The sleep	שְׁנַ֣ת	šə·naṯ	Noun - feminine singular construct	H8142 sleep
of the worker	הָעֹבֵ֔ד	hā·‘ō·ḇêḏ	Article; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H5647 work, serve
is sweet	מְתוּקָה֙	mə·ṯū·qāh	Adjective - feminine singular	H4966 sweet
whether	אִם־	’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
he eats	יֹאכֵ֑ל	yō·ḵêl	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
little	מְעַ֥ט	mə·‘aṭ	Adjective - masculine singular	H4592 a little, fewness, a few
or	וְאִם־	wə·’im-	Conjunction	H518 if
much	הַרְבֵּ֖ה	har·bêh	Verb - Hifil - Infinitive absolute	H7235 be, or become, much, many, great
but the abundance	וְהַשָּׂבָע֙	wə·haś·śā·ḇā‘	Conjunctive waw, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H7647 plenty, satiety
of the rich man	לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר	le·‘ā·šîr	Preposition-l, Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H6223 rich
permits	מַנִּ֥יחַֽ	man·nî·aḥ	Verb - Hifil - Participle - masculine singular	H5117 rest
him	ל֖וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
no	אֵינֶ֛נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
sleep	לִישֽׁוֹן׃	lî·šō·wn	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3462 sleep

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.