Ecclesiastes 2:20 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | Therefore I went about | וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי | h5437 |
| 1 | | אֲנִ֖י | h589 |
| 2 | to cause | לְיַאֵ֣שׁ | h2976 |
| 3 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 4 | my heart | לִבִּ֑י | h3820 |
| 5 | | עַ֚ל | h5921 |
| 6 | | כָּל | h3605 |
| 7 | of all the labour | הֶ֣עָמָ֔ל | h5999 |
| 8 | which I took | שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי | h5998 |
| 9 | | תַּ֥חַת | h8478 |
| 10 | under the sun | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | h8121 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Therefore I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour which I took under the sun.
American Standard Version (ASV)
Therefore I turned about to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor wherein I had labored under the sun.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
So my mind was turned to grief for all the trouble I had taken and all my wisdom under the sun.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
Then I went about to cause my heart to despair of all the labour wherewith I had laboured under the sun.
World English Bible (WEB)
Therefore I began to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labor in which I had labored under the sun.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And I turned round to cause my heart to despair concerning all the labour that I laboured at under the sun.