Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 8:16

¹⁶When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth — though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night —

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
I applied	נָתַ֤תִּי	nā·ṯat·tî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H5414 give, put, set
my mind	לִבִּי֙	lib·bî	Noun - masculine singular construct; first person common singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to know	לָדַ֣עַת	lā·ḏa·‘aṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3045 know
wisdom	חָכְמָ֔ה	ḥāḵ·māh	Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom
and to observe	וְלִרְאוֹת֙	wə·lir·’ō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7200 see
the task	הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן	hā·‘in·yān	Article; Noun - masculine singular	H6045 occupation, task
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
one performs	נַעֲשָׂ֖ה	na·‘ă·śāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
on	עַל־	‘al-	Preposition	H5921 height
the earth	הָאָ֑רֶץ	hā·’ā·reṣ	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H776 earth, land
though	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
his eyes	בְּעֵינָ֖יו	bə·‘ê·nāw	Preposition-b; Noun - cdc; third person masculine singular	H5869 eye
do not	אֵינֶ֥נּוּ	’ê·nen·nū	Adverb; third person masculine singular	H369 nothing, nought
see	רֹאֶֽה׃	rō·’eh	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H7200 see
sleep	שֵׁנָ֕ה	šê·nāh	Noun - feminine singular	H8142 sleep
in the day	בַּיּוֹם֙	bay·yō·wm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3117 day
or even in the night	וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה	ū·ḇal·lay·lāh	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H3915 twist, night, adversity

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 2:23 · Psalm 127:2 · Ecclesiastes 1:13

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.