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The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. (KJV)

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מְתוּקָה֙me.tu.Kah[is] sweet

Lemma: מָתוֹק (ma.toq) · Strong's: H4966

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

Meaning: sweet

Used 12 times. Also: Judges 14:14, Judges 14:18, Psalms 19:10, Proverbs 16:24, Proverbs 24:13, Proverbs 27:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4966; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 1

שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] sleep of

Lemma: שֵׁנָה (she.nah) · Strong's: H8142

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

Meaning: sleep

Used 23 times. Also: Genesis 28:16, Genesis 31:40, Judges 16:14, Judges 16:20, Esther 6:1, Job 14:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8142; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 2

הָעֹבֵ֔דha.'o.Vedthe laborer

Lemma: עָבַד (a.vad) · Strong's: H5647I

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

Meaning: to serve: labour

Used 32 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:23, Genesis 4:2, Genesis 4:12, Exodus 20:9 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5647I; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 3

אִם\־'im-whether

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 4

מְעַ֥טme.'Ata little

Lemma: מְעַט (me.at) · Strong's: H4592

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

Meaning: little

Used 101 times. Also: Genesis 18:4, Genesis 24:17, Genesis 24:43, Genesis 26:10, Genesis 30:15, Genesis 30:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4592; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 5

וְאִם\־ve.'im-and or

Lemma: אִם (im) · Strong's: H0518A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: if

Used 711 times. Also: Genesis 4:7, Genesis 13:9, Genesis 13:16, Genesis 15:5, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0518A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 6

הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.Beh[surely] much

Lemma: רָבָה (ra.vah) · Strong's: H7235A

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVhaa)

Meaning: to multiply

Used 221 times. Also: Genesis 1:22, Genesis 1:28, Genesis 3:16, Genesis 7:17, Genesis 7:18, Genesis 8:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7235A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 7

יֹאכֵ֑לyo.Khelhe will eat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

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

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 8

וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ve.ha.sa.Va'and the plenty

Lemma: שָׂבָע (sa.va) · Strong's: H7647

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

Meaning: abundance

Used 8 times. Also: Genesis 41:29, Genesis 41:30, Genesis 41:31, Genesis 41:34, Genesis 41:47, Genesis 41:53 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7647; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 9

לֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירle.'a.Shirof the rich [person]

Lemma: עָשִׁיר (a.shir) · Strong's: H6223

Parsing: Aamsa (Aamsa)

Meaning: rich

Used 23 times. Also: Exodus 30:15, Ruth 3:10, 2 Samuel 12:1, 2 Samuel 12:2, 2 Samuel 12:4, Job 27:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6223; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 10

אֵינֶ֛נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot it

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

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

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 11

מַנִּ֥יחַֽma.Ni.ach[is] permitting

Lemma: נוּחַ (nu.ach) · Strong's: H5117

Parsing: Verb · Hiphil (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HVhrmsa)

Meaning: to rest

Used 142 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 8:4, Genesis 19:16, Genesis 39:16, Genesis 42:33, Exodus 10:14 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5117; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 12

לִישֽׁוֹן\׃li.Shonto sleep

Lemma: יָשֵׁן (ya.shen) · Strong's: H3462

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to sleep

Used 19 times. Also: Genesis 2:21, Genesis 41:5, Leviticus 13:11, Leviticus 26:10, Deuteronomy 4:25, Judges 16:19 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3462; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:12 word 13

How the BSB renders it

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

The sleep	→	שֵׁנָה H8142 sleep
of the worker	→	עָבַד H5647I to serve: labour
is sweet	→	מָתוֹק H4966 sweet
whether	→	אִם H0518A if
he eats	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
little	→	מְעַט H4592 little
or	→	אִם H0518A if
much	→	רָבָה H7235A to multiply
but the abundance	→	שָׂבָע H7647 abundance
of the rich man	→	עָשִׁיר H6223 rich
permits	→	נוּחַ H5117 to rest
him	→
no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
sleep	→	יָשֵׁן H3462 to sleep

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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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