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
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר נָתַ֤תִּי אֶת־לִבִּי֙ לָדַ֣עַת חָכְמָ֔ה וְלִרְאוֹת֙ אֶת־הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה עַל־הָאָ֑רֶץ כִּ֣י גַ֤ם בַּיּוֹם֙ וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה שֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו אֵינֶ֥נּוּ רֹאֶֽה׃
- כַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.Sher“<just> when”Preposition + Particle, relative · from כַּאֲשֶׁר · “as which” · Strong's H0834D
- נָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.ti“I gave”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from נָתַן · “put” · Strong's H5414H
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- לִבִּי֙li.Bi“heart my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from לֵב · “heart” · Strong's H3820A
- לָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'at“to know”Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
- חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mah“wisdom”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from חׇכְמָה · “wisdom” · Strong's H2451
- וְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'Ot“and to see”Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָאָה · “see” · Strong's H7200G
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.Yan“the task”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from עִנְיָן · “task” · Strong's H6045
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“which”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sah“it is done”Verb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- עַל־'al-“on”Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- הָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retz“the earth”Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from אֶ֫רֶץ · “country; planet” · Strong's H0776G
- כִּ֣יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- גַ֤םgam“also”Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- בַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOm“in <the> day”Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
- וּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lah“and in <the> night”Conjunction + Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from לַ֫יְלָה · “night” · Strong's H3915
- שֵׁנָ֕הshe.Nah“sleep”Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שֵׁנָה · “sleep” · Strong's H8142
- בְּעֵינָ֖יוbe.'ei.Nav“in view his”Preposition + Noun, feminine, dual, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עַ֫יִן · “appearance” · Strong's H5869I
- אֵינֶ֥נּוּ'ei.Ne.nu“not he”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
- 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)