Ecclesiastes 9:10
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whateverכֹּ֠ל
(kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
your handיָֽדְךָ֛
(ya·de·cha)
3027: handa prim. root
findsתִּמְצָ֧א
(tim·tza)
4672: to attain to, finda prim. root
to do,לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות
(la·'a·so·vt)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
doעֲשֵׂ֑ה
(a·seh;)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
[it] with [all] your might;בְּכֹחֲךָ֖
(be·cho·cha·cha)
3581b: strength, powerfrom an unused word
for there is noאֵ֨ין
(ein)
369: nothing, noughta prim. root
activityמַעֲשֶׂ֤ה
(ma·'a·seh)
4639: a deed, workfrom asah
or planning 
 
2803: to think, accounta prim. root
or knowledgeוְדַ֣עַת
(ve·da·'at)
1847: knowledgefrom yada
or wisdomוְחָכְמָ֔ה
(ve·cha·che·mah,)
2451: wisdomfrom chakam
in Sheolבִּשְׁאֹ֕ול
(bish·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר
(a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
you are going.הֹלֵ֥ךְ
(ho·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Whatsoever thy hand
yad  (yawd)
a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.),
findeth
matsa'  (maw-tsaw')
to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present
to do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
do
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
it with thy might
koach  (ko'-akh)
from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard
for there is no work
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
nor device
cheshbown  (khesh-bone')
contrivance; by implication, intelligence -- account, device, reason.
nor knowledge
da`ath  (dah'-ath)
knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly).
nor wisdom
chokmah  (khok-maw')
wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit.
in the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
whither thou goest
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

King James Bible
Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going.

International Standard Version
Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going.

NET Bible
Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Whatever presents itself for you to do, do it with [all] your might, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or skill in the grave where you're going.

King James 2000 Bible
Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go.
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