Ecclesiastes 8:16

Bible › Ecclesiastes › Chapter 8 › Verse 16

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

In other translations

When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth—though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Hebrew words

כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asher<just> whenH834נָתַתִּיnatatiI gaveH5414אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853לִבִּיlibiheart myH3820לָדַעַתlada'atto knowH3045חָכְמָהchokhmahwisdomH2451וְלִרְאוֹתvelir'otand to seeH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָעִנְיָןha'inyanthe taskH6045אֲשֶׁר'asherwhichH834נַעֲשָׂהna'asahit is doneH6213עַל־'al-onH5921הָאָרֶץha'aretzthe earthH776כִּיkiforH3588גַםgamalsoH1571בַּיּוֹםbaiyomin <the> dayH3117וּבַלַּיְלָהuvalaylahand in <the> nightH3915שֵׁנָהshenahsleepH8142בְּעֵינָיוbe'einavin view hisH5869אֵינֶנּוּ'einenunot heH369רֹאֶה׃ro'eh[is] seeingH7200

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

Cross-references from OpenBible.info, most-voted first.

Dark mode