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I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity. (KJV)

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אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiI said

Lemma: אָמַר (a.mar) · Strong's: H0559

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqp1cs)

Meaning: to say

Used 5296 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:14, Genesis 1:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0559; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 1

אֲנִי֙'a.NiI

Lemma: אֲנִי (a.ni) · Strong's: H0589

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · First · Either gender · Singular (HPp1bs)

Meaning: I

Used 874 times. Also: Genesis 6:17, Genesis 9:9, Genesis 9:12, Genesis 14:23, Genesis 15:7, Genesis 17:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0589; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 2

בְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.Biin heart my

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 3

לְכָה\־le.khah-come !

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to go: come!

Used 52 times. Also: Genesis 19:32, Genesis 31:44, Genesis 37:13, Genesis 37:20, Genesis 37:27, Exodus 3:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980K; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 4

נָּ֛אna'please

Lemma: נָא (na) · Strong's: H4994

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: please

Used 404 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 12:13, Genesis 13:8, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:14, Genesis 15:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4994; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 5

אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה'a.na.se.Khahlet me put to [the] test you

Lemma: נָסָה (na.sah) · Strong's: H5254G

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/cohortative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVpi1cs)

Meaning: to test

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 22:1, Exodus 15:25, Exodus 16:4, Exodus 17:2, Exodus 17:7, Exodus 20:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5254G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 6

בְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.Chahwith pleasure

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 7

וּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'Ehand look

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200K

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to see: enjoy

Used 8 times. Also: Job 33:28, Psalms 106:5, Ecclesiastes 2:24, Ecclesiastes 3:13, Ecclesiastes 5:18, Ecclesiastes 6:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200K; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 8

בְט֑וֹבve.Tovon good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896B

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: good

Used 90 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 26:29, Numbers 10:32 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 9

וְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.Nehand there!

Lemma: הִנֵּה (hin.neh) · Strong's: H2009

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: behold

Used 841 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:31, Genesis 6:12, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 8:11, Genesis 8:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2009; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 10

גַם\־gam-also

Lemma: גַּם (gam) · Strong's: H1571

Parsing: Adverb (HD)

Meaning: also

Used 769 times. Also: Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:4, Genesis 4:22, Genesis 4:26, Genesis 6:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1571; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 11

ה֖וּאhu'it

Lemma: הוּא (hu) · Strong's: H1931

Parsing: Pronoun · Personal · Third · Masculine · Singular (HPp3ms)

Meaning: he/she/it

Used 1869 times. Also: Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:13, Genesis 2:14, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 3:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1931; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 12

הָֽבֶל\׃Ha.vel[was] futility

Lemma: הֶ֫בֶל (he.vel) · Strong's: H1892

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: vanity

Used 73 times. Also: Deuteronomy 32:21, 1 Kings 16:13, 1 Kings 16:26, 2 Kings 17:15, Job 7:16, Job 9:29 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1892; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:1 word 13

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
said	→	אָמַר H0559 to say
to myself	→	לֵב H3820A heart
Come	→	הָלַךְ H1980K to go: come!
now	→	נָא H4994 please
I will test	→	נָסָה H5254G to test
you with pleasure	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
enjoy	→	רָאָה H7200K to see: enjoy
what is good	→	טוֹב H2896B good
But it	→	הוּא H1931 he/she/it
proved	→	הִנֵּה H2009 behold
. . .	→	גַּם H1571 also
to be futile	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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