Ecclesiastes 2:2 Hebrew Word Analysis
0 | of laughter | לִשְׂח֖וֹק | h7814 |
1 | I said | אָמַ֣רְתִּי | h559 |
2 | It is mad | מְהוֹלָ֑ל | h1984 |
3 | and of mirth | וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה | h8057 |
4 | | מַה | h4100 |
5 | What | זֹּ֥ה | h2090 |
6 | doeth | עֹשָֽׂה׃ | h6213 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?
American Standard Version (ASV)
I said of laughter, It is mad; and of mirth, What doeth it?
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
Of laughing I said, It is foolish; and of joy--What use is it?
Darby English Bible (DBY)
I said of laughter, Madness! and of mirth, What availeth it?
World English Bible (WEB)
I said of laughter, "It is foolishness;" and of mirth, "What does it accomplish?"
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
Of laughter I said, `Foolish!' and of mirth, `What `is' this it is doing?'