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For there is a man whose labour is in wisdom, and in knowledge, and in equity; yet to a man that hath not laboured therein shall he leave it for his portion. This also is vanity and a great evil. (KJV)

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כִּי\־ki-if

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 1

יֵ֣שׁyeshthere

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

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 2:21 word 2

אָדָ֗ם'a.Dam[was] a person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 3

שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹshe.'a.ma.Lowho toil his

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 2:21 word 4

בְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.Mah[was] with 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 2:21 word 5

וּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atand with knowledge

Lemma: דַּ֫עַת (da.at) · Strong's: H1847

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

Meaning: knowledge

Used 92 times. Also: Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Exodus 31:3, Exodus 35:31, Numbers 24:16, Deuteronomy 4:42 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1847; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 6

וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןu.ve.khish.Ronand with skill

Lemma: כִּשְׁרוֹן (kish.ron) · Strong's: H3788

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

Meaning: skill

Used 3 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 4:4, Ecclesiastes 5:11 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3788; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 7

וּלְאָדָ֞םu.le.'a.Damand to a person

Lemma: אָדָם (a.dam) · Strong's: H0120G

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

Meaning: man

Used 529 times. Also: Genesis 1:26, Genesis 1:27, Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:1, Genesis 5:2, Genesis 6:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0120G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 8

שֶׁלֹּ֤אshe.Lo'who not

Lemma: לֹא (lo) · Strong's: H3808

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 5165 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 2:20, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:1 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3808; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 9

עָֽמַל\־'a.mal-he toiled

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

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to toil

Used 11 times. Also: Psalms 127:1, Proverbs 16:26, Ecclesiastes 1:3, Ecclesiastes 2:11, Ecclesiastes 2:19, Ecclesiastes 2:20 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5998; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 10

יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuhe will give it

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414H

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

Meaning: to give: put

Used 395 times. Also: Genesis 1:17, Genesis 9:13, Genesis 15:10, Genesis 18:8, Genesis 27:17, Genesis 30:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 11

חֶלְק֔וֹchel.Koportion his

Lemma: חֵ֫לֶק (che.leq) · Strong's: H2506A

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

Meaning: portion

Used 66 times. Also: Genesis 14:24, Genesis 31:14, Leviticus 6:17, Numbers 18:20, Numbers 31:36, Deuteronomy 10:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2506A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 12

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 2:21 word 13

זֶ֥הzehthis

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 2:21 word 14

הֶ֖בֶלHe.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 2:21 word 15

וְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'Ahand an evil

Lemma: רָעָה (ra.ah) · Strong's: H7451I

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

Meaning: distress: evil

Used 147 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 39:9, Genesis 44:4, Genesis 44:29, Genesis 50:15, Genesis 50:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 16

רַבָּֽה\׃ra.Bahgreat

Lemma: רַב (rav) · Strong's: H7227A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HAafsa)

Meaning: many

Used 423 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 7:11, Genesis 13:6, Genesis 21:34, Genesis 24:25, Genesis 25:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7227A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:21 word 17

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	כִּי H3588A for
there is	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
who has labored	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble
with wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
knowledge	→	דַּ֫עַת H1847 knowledge
and skill	→	כִּשְׁרוֹן H3788 skill
and he must give	→	נָתַן H5414H to give: put
his portion	→	חֵ֫לֶק H2506A portion
to a man	→	אָדָם H0120G man
who has not	→	לֹא H3808 not
worked	→	עָמַל H5998 to toil
for it	→
this	→	זֶה H2088 this
too	→	גַּם H1571 also
is futile	→	הֶ֫בֶל H1892 vanity
and a great	→	רַב H7227A many
evil	→	רָעָה H7451I distress: evil

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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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