New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
a man man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
to whom who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֣ר a·sher
God God, god Noun H430 הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים ha·'e·lo·him
has given to give, put, set Verb H5414 יִתֶּן־ yit·ten-
riches riches Noun H6239 עֹשֶׁר֩ o·sher
and wealth riches, treasures Noun H5233 וּנְכָסִ֨ים u·ne·cha·sim
and honor abundance, honor, glory Noun H3519 וְכָבֹ֜וד ve·cha·vo·vd
so that his soul a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Noun H5315 לְנַפְשֹׁ֣ו le·naf·shov
lacks needy, lacking, in want of Adjective H2638 חָסֵ֥ר cha·ser
nothing nothing, nought Particle H369 וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ ve·'ei·nen·nu
of all the whole, all Noun H3605 מִכֹּ֣ל mik·kol
that he desires; to incline, desire Verb H183 יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה yit·'av·veh
yet God God, god Noun H430 הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ ha·'e·lo·him
has not empowered to domineer, be master of Verb H7980 יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ yash·li·ten·nu
him to eat to eat Verb H398 לֶאֱכֹ֣ל le·'e·chol
from them, for a foreigner foreign, alien Adjective H5237 נָכְרִ֖י na·che·ri
enjoys to eat Verb H398 יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ yo·cha·len·nu;
them. This this, here Pronoun H2088 זֶ֥ה zeh
is vanity vapor, breath Noun H1892 הֶ֛בֶל he·vel
and a severe bad, evil Adjective H7451 רָ֖ע ra
affliction. sickness Noun H2483 וָחֳלִ֥י va·cho·li

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New American Standard Bible 1995 a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.
King James Bible a A man to whom God has hath given riches riches, wealth, and wealth and honor honour, so that he wanteth nothing for his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; desireth, yet God has giveth him not empowered him power to eat from them, for thereof, but a foreigner enjoys them. This stranger eateth it: this is vanity vanity, and a severe affliction.it is an evil disease.
Hebrew Greek English a man to whom God has given riches and wealth and honor so that his soul lacks nothing of all that he desires; yet God has not empowered him to eat from them, for a foreigner enjoys them. This is vanity and a severe affliction.