God & Savior

Ecclesiastes 3:10

I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.
Ecclesiastes 3:10
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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)

רָאִ֣יתִי אֶת־הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן אֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֧ן אֱלֹהִ֛ים לִבְנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם לַעֲנ֥וֹת בּֽוֹ׃

  1. רָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.ti“I have seen”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  2. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  3. הָֽעִנְיָ֗ןha.'in.Yan“the task”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִנְיָן · “task” · Strong's H6045
  4. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  5. נָתַ֧ןna.Tan“he has given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  6. אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.Him“God”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  7. לִבְנֵ֥יliv.Nei“to [the] children of”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from בֵּן · “child” · Strong's H1121A
  8. הָאָדָ֖םha.'a.Dam“<the> humankind”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  9. לַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.Not“to be busy”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָנָה · “be occupied” · Strong's H6031A
  10. 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)