New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
When good things welfare, benefit, good things, good H2899    
increase, to be or become much, many or great Verb H7235 בִּרְבֹות֙ bir·vo·vt
those who consume to eat Verb H398 אֹוכְלֶ֑יהָ o·vch·lei·ha;
them increase. to be or become many or much H7231    
So what what? how? anything Pronoun H4100 וּמַה־ u·mah-
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is the advantage skill, success Noun H3788 כִּשְׁרֹון֙ kish·ro·vn
to their owners owner, lord Noun H1167 לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ liv·'a·lei·ha,
except that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֖י ki
to look a look H7212    
on?      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?
King James Bible When good things goods increase, those who consume them increase. So they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the advantage to their owners except to look on?thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
Hebrew Greek English When good things increase, those who consume them increase. So what is the advantage to their owners except to look on?