Ecclesiastes 2:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Then I became greatוְגָדַ֣לְתִּי
(ve·ga·dal·ti)
1431: to grow up, become greata prim. root
and increasedוְהֹוסַ֔פְתִּי
(ve·ho·v·saf·ti,)
3254: to adda prim. root
more than 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
allמִכֹּ֛ל
(mik·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
who 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
precededלְפָנַ֖י
(le·fa·nai)
6440: face, facesfrom panah
me in Jerusalem.בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
(bi·ru·sha·lim;)
3389: probably "foundation of peace," capital city of all Isr.from yarah and shalem
My wisdomחָכְמָתִ֖י
(cha·che·ma·ti)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
alsoאַ֥ף
(af)
637: also, yeaa prim. conjunction
stoodעָ֥מְדָה
(a·me·dah)
5975: to take one's stand, standa prim. root
by me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
So I was great
gadal  (gaw-dal')
advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to...estate, + things), grow(up),increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), tower.
and increased
yacaph  (yaw-saf')
to add or augment (often adverbial, to continue to do a thing)
more than all that were before
paniym  (paw-neem')
the face (as the part that turns); used in a great variety of applications (literally and figuratively); also (with prepositional prefix) as a preposition (before, etc.)
me in Jerusalem
Yruwshalaim  (yer-oo-shaw-lah'-im)
founded peaceful; Jerushalaim or Jerushalem, the capital city of Palestine -- Jerusalem.
also my wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
remained
`amad  (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
with me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Then I became great and increased more than all who preceded me in Jerusalem. My wisdom also stood by me.

King James Bible
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I became great and surpassed all who were before me in Jerusalem; my wisdom also remained with me.

International Standard Version
So I became great, greater than anyone who had lived before me in Jerusalem. Throughout all of this, I remained wise.

NET Bible
So I was far wealthier than all my predecessors in Jerusalem, yet I maintained my objectivity:

GOD'S WORD® Translation
So I grew richer than anyone in Jerusalem before me. Yet, my wisdom remained with me.

King James 2000 Bible
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.
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