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And who knoweth whether he shall be a wise man or a fool? yet shall he have rule over all my labour wherein I have laboured, and wherein I have shewed myself wise under the sun. This is also vanity. (KJV)

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וּמִ֣יu.Miand who?

Lemma: מִי (mi) · Strong's: H4310

Parsing: Pronoun · Interrogative (HPi)

Meaning: who?

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 3:11, Genesis 19:12, Genesis 21:7, Genesis 21:26, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:47 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4310; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 1

יוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'[is] knowing

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVqrmsa)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 2

הֶֽחָכָ֤םhe.cha.Kham¿ a wise [person]

Lemma: חָכָם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2450

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: wise

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 41:8, Genesis 41:33, Genesis 41:39, Exodus 7:11, Exodus 28:3, Exodus 31:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2450; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 3

יִהְיֶה֙yih.Yehwill he be

Lemma: הָיָה (ha.yah) · Strong's: H1961

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqi3ms)

Meaning: to be

Used 3545 times. Also: Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1961; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 4

א֣וֹ'oor?

Lemma: אוֹ (o) · Strong's: H0176A

Parsing: Conjunction (HC)

Meaning: or

Used 320 times. Also: Genesis 24:49, Genesis 24:50, Genesis 24:55, Genesis 31:43, Genesis 44:8, Genesis 44:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0176A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 5

סָכָ֔לsa.Khala fool

Lemma: סָכָל (sa.khal) · Strong's: H5530

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: fool

Used 6 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 7:17, Ecclesiastes 10:3, Ecclesiastes 10:14, Jeremiah 4:22, Jeremiah 5:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5530; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 6

וְיִשְׁלַט֙ve.yish.Latso he may have power

Lemma: שָׁלַט (sha.lat) · Strong's: H7980

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Conjunction+Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqu3ms)

Meaning: to domineer

Used 8 times. Also: Nehemiah 5:15, Esther 9:1, Psalms 119:133, Ecclesiastes 5:19, Ecclesiastes 6:2, Ecclesiastes 8:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7980; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 7

בְּכָל\־be.kholover all

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

Meaning: all

Used 5410 times. Also: Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25, Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3605; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 8

עֲמָלִ֔י'a.ma.Litoil my

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 9

שֶֽׁעָמַ֥לְתִּיshe.'a.Mal.tithat I have toiled

Lemma: עָמַל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5998

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

Meaning: to toil

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 16:26, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:20, Ecclesiastes 2:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5998; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 10

וְשֶׁחָכַ֖מְתִּיve.she.cha.Kham.tiand that I worked skillfully

Lemma: חָכַם (cha.kham) · Strong's: H2449

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

Meaning: be wise

Used 26 times. Also: Exodus 1:10, Deuteronomy 32:29, 1 Kings 4:31, Job 32:9, Job 35:11, Psalms 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2449; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 11

תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunder

Lemma: תַּחַת (ta.chat) · Strong's: H8478G

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

Meaning: underneath: under

Used 238 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 6:17, Genesis 7:19, Genesis 16:9, Genesis 18:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8478G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 12

הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sun

Lemma: שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ (she.mesh) · Strong's: H8121

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HNcbsa)

Meaning: sun

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 15:12, Genesis 15:17, Genesis 19:23, Genesis 28:11, Genesis 32:31, Genesis 37:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8121; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 13

גַּם\־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 2:19 word 14

זֶ֖הzehthis

Lemma: זֶה (zeh) · Strong's: H2088

Parsing: Particle · Demonstrative (HTm)

Meaning: this

Used 1176 times. Also: Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:29, Genesis 6:15, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 7:13 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2088; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:19 word 15

הָֽבֶל\׃Ha.vel[is] 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 2:19 word 16

How the BSB renders it

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

And who	→	מִי H4310 who?
knows	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
whether [that man] will be	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
wise	→	חָכָם H2450 wise
or	→	אוֹ H0176A or
foolish	→	סָכָל H5530 fool
Yet he will take	→	שָׁלַט H7980 to domineer
over all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
the labor	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
at which I have worked	→	עָמַל H5998 to toil
skillfully	→	חָכַם H2449 be wise
under	→	תַּחַת H8478G underneath: under
the sun	→	שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ H8121 sun
This	→	זֶה H2088 this
too	→	גַּם H1571 also
is 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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