Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 9:10

¹⁰Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, for in Sheol, where you are going, there is no work or planning or knowledge or wisdom.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Whatever	כֹּ֠ל	kōl	Noun - masculine singular	H3605 the whole, all
you find	תִּמְצָ֧א	tim·ṣā	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person feminine singular	H4672 attain to, find
to do	לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת	la·‘ă·śō·wṯ	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H6213 do, make
with your hands	יָֽדְךָ֛	yā·ḏə·ḵā	Noun - feminine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3027 hand
do	עֲשֵׂ֑ה	‘ă·śêh	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H6213 do, make
with all your might	בְּכֹחֲךָ֖	bə·ḵō·ḥă·ḵā	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3581 strength, power
for	כִּי֩	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
in Sheol	בִּשְׁא֕וֹל	biš·’ō·wl	Preposition-b; Noun - common singular	H7585 underworld
where	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you	אַתָּ֖ה	’at·tāh	Pronoun - second person masculine singular	H859 thou
are going	הֹלֵ֥ךְ	hō·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
there is	שָֽׁמָּה׃ס	šām·māh	Adverb; third person feminine singular	H8033 there, thither
no	אֵ֨ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
work	מַעֲשֶׂ֤ה	ma·‘ă·śeh	Noun - masculine singular	H4639 deed, work
or planning	וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙	wə·ḥeš·bō·wn	Conjunctive waw; Noun - masculine singular	H2808 reckoning, account
or knowledge	וְדַ֣עַת	wə·ḏa·‘aṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H1847 knowledge
or wisdom	וְחָכְמָ֔ה	wə·ḥā·ḵə·māh	Conjunctive waw; Noun - feminine singular	H2451 wisdom

Cross-references

Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.

Colossians 3:23 · Ephesians 5:16 · Romans 12:11 · Psalm 6:5 · Ecclesiastes 11:6 · 2 Chronicles 31:20–21 · 1 Corinthians 9:24 · John 9:4 · Jeremiah 29:13 · Matthew 6:33 · Ecclesiastes 9:5–6 · Isaiah 38:18–19

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.