Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:15

¹⁵As a man came from his mother’s womb, so he will depart again, naked as he arrived. He takes nothing for his labor to carry in his hands.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
As	כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
came	יָצָא֙	yā·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H3318 go or come out
from his mother’s	אִמּ֔וֹ	’im·mōw	Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H517 mother
womb	מִבֶּ֣טֶן	mib·be·ṭen	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H990 belly, body, womb
so he will depart	לָלֶ֖כֶת	lā·le·ḵeṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H1980 go, come, walk
again	יָשׁ֥וּב	yā·šūḇ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H7725 turn back, return
naked	עָר֛וֹם	‘ā·rō·wm	Adjective - masculine singular	H6174 naked
as he arrived	כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א	kə·šeb·bā	Preposition-k, Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H935 come in, come, go in, go
He takes	יִשָּׂ֣א	yiś·śā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H5375 lift, take, carry
nothing	וּמְא֙וּמָה֙	ū·mə·’ū·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H3972 anything
for his labor	בַעֲמָל֔וֹ	ḇa·‘ă·mā·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
to carry	שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ	še·yō·lêḵ	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Hifil - Imperfect Jussive - third person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
in his hands	בְּיָדֽוֹ׃	bə·yā·ḏōw	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H3027 hand

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Job 1:21 · Psalm 49:17 · 1 Timothy 6:7 · Luke 12:20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.