Ecclesiastes 8:16 Hebrew Word Analysis
| 0 | | כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר | h834 |
| 1 | When I applied | נָתַ֤תִּי | h5414 |
| 2 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 3 | mine heart | לִבִּי֙ | h3820 |
| 4 | to know | לָדַ֣עַת | h3045 |
| 5 | wisdom | חָכְמָ֔ה | h2451 |
| 20 | and to see | רֹאֶֽה׃ | h7200 |
| 7 | | אֶת | h853 |
| 8 | the business | הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן | h6045 |
| 9 | | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | h834 |
| 10 | that is done | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | h6213 |
| 11 | | עַל | h5921 |
| 12 | upon the earth | הָאָ֑רֶץ | h776 |
| 13 | | כִּ֣י | h3588 |
| 14 | | גַ֤ם | h1571 |
| 15 | for also there is that neither day | בַּיּוֹם֙ | h3117 |
| 16 | nor night | וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה | h3915 |
| 17 | sleep | שֵׁנָ֕ה | h8142 |
| 18 | with his eyes | בְּעֵינָ֖יו | h5869 |
| 19 | | אֵינֶ֥נּוּ | h369 |
| 20 | and to see | רֹאֶֽה׃ | h7200 |
Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
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:)
American Standard Version (ASV)
When I applied my 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),
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
When I gave my mind to the knowledge of wisdom and to seeing the business which is done on the earth (and there are those whose eyes see not sleep by day or by night),
Darby English Bible (DBY)
When I applied my 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),
World English Bible (WEB)
When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),