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Then I saw that wisdom excelleth folly, as far as light excelleth darkness. (KJV)

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וְרָאִ֣יתִיve.ra.'I.tiand I saw

Lemma: רָאָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7200G

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

Meaning: to see: see

Used 1189 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7200G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 1

אָ֔נִי'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 2:13 word 2

שֶׁיֵּ֥שׁshei.Yeshthat there

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Acbsc (Acbsc)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 3

יִתְר֛וֹןyit.Ron[is] advantage

Lemma: יִתְרוֹן (yit.ron) · Strong's: H3504

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

Meaning: advantage

Used 10 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 5:9, Ecclesiastes 5:16, Ecclesiastes 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3504; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 4

לַֽחָכְמָ֖הla.cha.khe.Mahof <the> wisdom

Lemma: חׇכְמָה (chokh.mah) · Strong's: H2451

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

Meaning: wisdom

Used 153 times. Also: Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 31:6, Exodus 35:26, Exodus 35:31, Exodus 35:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2451; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 5

מִן\־min-more than

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 6

הַסִּכְל֑וּתha.sikh.Lut<the> folly

Lemma: סִכְלוּת (sikh.lut) · Strong's: H5531B

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

Meaning: folly

Used 6 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 2:3, Ecclesiastes 2:12, Ecclesiastes 7:25, Ecclesiastes 10:1, Ecclesiastes 10:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5531B; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 7

כִּֽיתְר֥וֹןkit.Ronlike [the] advantage of

Lemma: יִתְרוֹן (yit.ron) · Strong's: H3504

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

Meaning: advantage

Used 10 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 3:9, Ecclesiastes 5:9, Ecclesiastes 5:16, Ecclesiastes 7:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3504; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 8

הָא֖וֹרha.'Or<the> light

Lemma: אוֹר (or) · Strong's: H0216

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

Meaning: light

Used 121 times. Also: Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:23, Judges 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0216; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 9

מִן\־min-more than

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 10

הַחֹֽשֶׁךְ\׃ha.Cho.shekh<the> darkness

Lemma: חֹ֫שֶׁךְ (cho.shekh) · Strong's: H2822

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

Meaning: darkness

Used 80 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:18, Exodus 10:21, Exodus 10:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2822; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:13 word 11

How the BSB renders it

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

And I	→	אֲנִי H0589 I
saw	→	רָאָה H7200G to see: see
that	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
exceeds	→	יִתְרוֹן H3504 advantage
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
folly	→	סִכְלוּת H5531B folly
just as light	→	אוֹר H0216 light
exceeds	→	יִתְרוֹן H3504 advantage
. . .	→	מִן־ H4480A from
darkness	→	חֹ֫שֶׁךְ H2822 darkness

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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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