Ecclesiastes 2:11
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Thus I consideredוּפָנִ֣יתִֽיu·fa·ni·ti6437to turna prim. root
allבְּכָל־be·chol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
my activitiesמַעֲשַׂי֙ma·'a·sai4639a deed, workfrom asah
which  7945who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
my handsיָדַ֔יya·dai,3027handa prim. root
had doneשֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּshe·'a·su6213ado, makea prim. root
and the laborוּבֶֽעָמָ֖לu·ve·'a·mal5999trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
which  7945who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
I had exerted,לַעֲשֹׂ֑ותla·'a·so·vt;6213ado, makea prim. root
and beholdוְהִנֵּ֨הve·hin·neh2009lo! behold!prol. of hen
allהַכֹּ֥לhak·kol3605the whole, allfrom kalal
was vanityהֶ֙בֶל֙he·vel1892vapor, breatha prim. root
and strivingוּרְע֣וּתu·re·'ut7469longing, strivingfrom the same as rea
after windר֔וּחַru·ach,7307breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
and there was noוְאֵ֥יןve·'ein369nothing, noughta prim. root
profitיִתְרֹ֖וןyit·ro·vn3504advantage, profitfrom yathar
underתַּ֥חַתta·chat8478underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the sun.הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha·sha·mesh.8121sunfrom an unused word
KJV Lexicon
Then I looked
panah  (paw-naw')
to turn; by implication, to face, i.e. appear, look, etc.
on all the works
ma`aseh  (mah-as-eh')
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
that my hands
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
had wrought
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and on the labour
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
that I had laboured
`amal  (aw-mal')
to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness -- (take) labour (in).
to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
and behold all was vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
and vexation
r`uwth  (reh-ooth')
a feeding upon, i.e. grasping after -- vexation.
of spirit
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
and there was no profit
yithrown  (yith-rone')
preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
under the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
New American Standard (©1995)
Thus I considered all my activities which my hands had done and the labor which I had exerted, and behold all was vanity and striving after wind and there was no profit under the sun.

King James Bible
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

American King James Version
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had worked, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and, behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

American Standard Version
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do; and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Darby Bible Translation
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that it had cost me to do them; and behold, all was vanity and pursuit of the wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

English Revised Version
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labour that I had laboured to do: and, behold, all was vanity and a striving after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Webster's Bible Translation
Then I looked on all the works that my hands had wrought, and on the labor that I had labored to do: and behold, all was vanity and vexation of spirit, and there was no profit under the sun.

World English Bible
Then I looked at all the works that my hands had worked, and at the labor that I had labored to do; and behold, all was vanity and a chasing after wind, and there was no profit under the sun.

Young's Literal Translation
and I have looked on all my works that my hands have done, and on the labour that I have laboured to do, and lo, the whole is vanity and vexation of spirit, and there is no advantage under the sun!

קהלת 2:11 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וּפָנִ֣יתִֽי אֲנִ֗י בְּכָל־מַעֲשַׂי֙ שֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּ יָדַ֔י וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל שֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּי לַעֲשֹׂ֑ות וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֙בֶל֙ וּרְע֣וּת ר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֥ין יִתְרֹ֖ון תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

קהלת 2:11 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ופניתי אני בכל־מעשי שעשו ידי ובעמל שעמלתי לעשות והנה הכל הבל ורעות רוח ואין יתרון תחת השמש׃

קהלת 2:11 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ופניתי אני בכל־מעשי שעשו ידי ובעמל שעמלתי לעשות והנה הכל הבל ורעות רוח ואין יתרון תחת השמש׃

קהלת 2:11 Hebrew Bible
ופניתי אני בכל מעשי שעשו ידי ובעמל שעמלתי לעשות והנה הכל הבל ורעות רוח ואין יתרון תחת השמש׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
cumque me convertissem ad universa opera quae fecerant manus meae et ad labores in quibus frustra sudaveram vidi in omnibus vanitatem et adflictionem animi et nihil permanere sub sole

Achieve Activities Advantage Behold Chasing Considered Cost Desire Exerted Gained Hands Labor Labored Labour Laboured Meaningless Nothing Profit Purpose Pursuit Spent Spirit Striving Surveyed Thus Toil Toiled Vanity Vexation Wind Worked Working Works Wrought

Achieve Activities Advantage Chasing Considered Cost Gained Hands Labor Laboured Profit Purpose Pursuit Spent Spirit Striving Sun Surveyed Toil Toiled Vanity Vexation Whole Wind Worked Working Works Wrought

Achieve Activities Advantage Chasing Considered Cost Gained Hands Labor Laboured Profit Purpose Pursuit Spent Spirit Striving Sun Surveyed Toil Toiled Vanity Vexation Whole Wind Worked Working Works Wrought

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