Ecclesiastes 8:16

When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—
Ecclesiastes 8:16
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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)

כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤תִּי אֶת־לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֔ה וְלִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י גַ֤ם בַּיּוֹם֙ וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה שֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו אֵינֶ֥נּוּ רֹאֶֽה׃

  1. כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher“<just> when”
    Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
  2. נָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.ti“I gave”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. לִבִּי֙li.Bi“heart my”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
  5. לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'at“to know”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  6. חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mah“wisdom”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
  7. וְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'Ot“and to see”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  8. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  9. הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.Yan“the task”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִנְיָן · “task” · Strong's H6045
  10. אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  11. נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sah“it is done”
    Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  12. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  13. הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
  14. כִּ֣יki“for”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  15. גַ֤םgam“also”
    Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
  16. בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOm“in <the> day”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  17. וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lah“and in <the> night”
    Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
  18. שֵׁנָ֕הshe.Nah“sleep”
    Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנָה · “sleep” · Strong's H8142
  19. בְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.Nav“in view his”
    Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “appearance” · Strong's H5869I
  20. אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nu“not he”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  21. רֹאֶֽה׃ro.'Eh“[is] seeing”
    Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, absolute · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)