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So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me. (KJV)

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וְגָדַ֣לְתִּיve.ga.Dal.tiand I became great

Lemma: גָּדַל (ga.dal) · Strong's: H1431

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVqq1cs)

Meaning: to magnify

Used 116 times. Also: Genesis 12:2, Genesis 19:13, Genesis 19:19, Genesis 21:8, Genesis 21:20, Genesis 24:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1431; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:9 word 1

וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּיve.ho.Saf.tiand I increased

Lemma: יָסַף (ya.saph) · Strong's: H3254H

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Consecutive Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · First · Either gender · Singular (HVhq1cs)

Meaning: to add

Used 91 times. Also: Genesis 25:1, Genesis 30:24, Genesis 37:5, Genesis 37:8, Exodus 1:10, Leviticus 5:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3254H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:9 word 2

מִכֹּ֛לmi.Kolmore than any

Lemma: כֹּל (kol) · Strong's: H3605

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

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 2:9 word 3

שֶׁהָיָ֥הshe.ha.Yahwho <he> was

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

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

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 2:9 word 4

לְפָנַ֖יle.fa.Nai<to> before me

Lemma: פָּנֶה (pa.neh) · Strong's: H6440G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: face: before

Used 1388 times. Also: Genesis 6:11, Genesis 6:13, Genesis 7:1, Genesis 7:7, Genesis 10:9, Genesis 13:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6440G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:9 word 5

בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑םbi.ru.sha.Limin Jerusalem

Lemma: יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם (ye.ru.sha.laim) · Strong's: H3389

Parsing: Noun · Proper · Location (HNpl)

Meaning: Jerusalem

Used 643 times. Also: Joshua 10:1, Joshua 10:3, Joshua 10:5, Joshua 10:23, Joshua 12:10, Joshua 15:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3389; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:9 word 6

אַ֥ף'afalso

Lemma: אַף (aph) · Strong's: H0637

Parsing: Particle · Interjection (HTj)

Meaning: also

Used 134 times. Also: Genesis 3:1, Genesis 18:13, Genesis 18:23, Genesis 18:24, Genesis 40:16, Leviticus 26:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0637; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:9 word 7

חָכְמָתִ֖יcha.khe.ma.Tiwisdom my

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

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Construct (HNcfsc)

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 2:9 word 8

עָ֥מְדָה'A.me.dahit remained

Lemma: עָמַד (a.mad) · Strong's: H5975G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Feminine · Singular (HVqp3fs)

Meaning: to stand: stand

Used 450 times. Also: Genesis 18:8, Genesis 18:22, Genesis 19:17, Genesis 19:27, Genesis 24:30, Genesis 24:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5975G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 2:9 word 9

How the BSB renders it

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

So I became great	→	גָּדַל H1431 to magnify
and surpassed	→	יָסַף H3254H to add
all	→	כֹּל H3605 all
in Jerusalem	→	יְרוּשָׁלִַ֫ם, יְרוּשְׁלֵם H3389 Jerusalem
who had preceded me	→	הָיָה H1961 to be
. . .	→	פָּנֶה H6440G face: before
and	→	אַף H0637 also
my wisdom	→	חׇכְמָה H2451 wisdom
remained	→	עָמַד H5975G to stand: stand
with me	→

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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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