Ecclesiastes 2:18

I hated all for which I had toiled under the sun, because I must leave it to the man who comes after me.
Ecclesiastes 2:18
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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)

וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י שֶׁאֲנִ֥י עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּ לָאָדָ֖ם שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽי׃

  1. וְשָׂנֵ֤אתִֽיve.sa.Ne.ti“and I hated”
    Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׂנֵא · “to hate” · Strong's H8130
  2. אֲנִי֙'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. כָּל־kol-“all”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
  5. עֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.Li“toil my”
    Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עָמָל · “trouble” · Strong's H5999
  6. שֶׁאֲנִ֥יshe.'a.Ni“that I”
    Particle, relative + Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  7. עָמֵ֖ל'a.Mel“[was] a laborer”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from עָמֵל · “laborious” · Strong's H6001B
  8. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  9. הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  10. שֶׁ֣אַנִּיחֶ֔נּוּshe.'an.ni.Che.nu“that I will leave it”
    Particle, relative + Verb, hiphil, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נוּחַ · “to rest” · Strong's H5117
  11. לָאָדָ֖םla.'a.Dam“to the person”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  12. שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥הshei.yih.Yeh“who <he> will be”
    Particle, relative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
  13. אַחֲרָֽי׃'a.cha.Rai“after me”
    Adjective, cardinal number, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אַחַר · “after” · Strong's H0310A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)