Ecclesiastes 1:13

And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom all that is done under heaven. What a heavy burden God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them!
Ecclesiastes 1:13
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Original language and places

Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

וְנָתַ֣תִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֗י לִדְר֤וֹשׁ וְלָתוּר֙ בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה עַ֛ל כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם ה֣וּא׀ עִנְיַ֣ן רָ֗ע נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃

  1. וְנָתַ֣תִּיve.na.Ta.ti“and I gave”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. לִבִּ֗יli.Bi“heart my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  4. לִדְר֤וֹשׁlid.Ro.osh“to study”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from דָּרַשׁ · “to seek” · Strong's H1875
  5. וְלָתוּר֙ve.la.Tur“and to discover”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from תּוּר · “to spy” · Strong's H8446
  6. בַּֽחָכְמָ֔הba.cha.khe.Mah“by <the> wisdom”
    Preposition with article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  7. עַ֛ל'al“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  8. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  9. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  10. נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sah“it has been done”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  11. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  12. הַשָּׁמָ֑יִםha.sha.Ma.yim“the heavens”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from שָׁמַיִם · “heaven” · Strong's H8064
  13. ה֣וּא׀hu'“it”
    Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  14. עִנְיַ֣ן'in.Yan“[is] a task of”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from עִנְיָן · “task” · Strong's H6045
  15. רָ֗עRa'“evil”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “harmful” · Strong's H7451A
  16. נָתַ֧ןna.Tan“[which] he has given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  17. אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  18. לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Nei“to [the] children of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  19. הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam“<the> humankind”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  20. לַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.Not“to be busy”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָנָה · “be occupied” · Strong's H6031A
  21. בּֽוֹ׃bo“with <the> it”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)