God & Savior

Ecclesiastes 2:25

For apart from Him, who can eat and who can find enjoyment?
Ecclesiastes 2:25
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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)

כִּ֣י מִ֥י יֹאכַ֛ל וּמִ֥י יָח֖וּשׁ ח֥וּץ מִמֶּֽנִּי׃

  1. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  2. מִ֥יmi“who?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  3. יֹאכַ֛לyo.Khal“will he eat”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  4. וּמִ֥יu.Mi“and who?”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, interrogative · from מִי · “who?” · Strong's H4310
  5. יָח֖וּשׁya.Chush“will he enjoy”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חוּשׁ · “to enjoy” · Strong's H2363B
  6. ח֥וּץchutz“outside”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from חוּץ · “outside” · Strong's H2351
  7. מִמֶּֽנִּי׃mi.Me.ni“from me”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)