Ecclesiastes 4:8 Hebrew Text Analysis

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Text Analysis

Strong's	Hebrew	English	Morphology
3426 [e]	יֵ֣שׁ yêš	There is	Adv
259 [e]	אֶחָד֩ ’e-ḥāḏ	one [alone]	Number-ms
369 [e]	וְאֵ֨ין wə-’ên	and [there is] no	Conj-w \| Adv
8145 [e]	שֵׁנִ֜י šê-nî	second	Number-oms
1571 [e]	גַּ֣ם gam	also	Conj
1121 [e]	בֵּ֧ן bên	son	N-ms
251 [e]	וָאָ֣ח wā-’āḥ	and brother	Conj-w \| N-ms
369 [e]	אֵֽין־ ’ên-	no	Adv
	ל֗וֹ lōw,	He has	Prep \| 3ms
369 [e]	וְאֵ֥ין wə-’ên	and yet [there is] no	Conj-w \| Adv
7093 [e]	קֵץ֙ qêṣ	end	N-ms
3605 [e]	לְכָל־ lə-ḵāl	to all	Prep-l \| N-msc
5999 [e]	עֲמָל֔וֹ ‘ă-mā-lōw,	his labors	N-msc \| 3ms
1571 [e]	גַּם־ gam-	also	Conj
	[עיניו] [‘ê-nāw	-	Noun - cdc :: third person masculine singular N-cdc \| 3ms
	ḵ]
5869 [e]	(עֵינ֖וֹ) (‘ê-nōw	his eye	N-csc \| 3ms
	q)
3808 [e]	לֹא־ lō-	nor	Adv-NegPrt
7646 [e]	תִשְׂבַּ֣ע ṯiś-ba‘	is satisfied	V-Qal-Imperf-3fs
6239 [e]	עֹ֑שֶׁר ‘ō-šer;	with riches	N-ms
4310 [e]	וּלְמִ֣י ׀ ū-lə-mî	and [But he never asks] for whom	Conj-w, Prep-l \| Interrog
589 [e]	אֲנִ֣י ’ă-nî	I	Pro-1cs
6001 [e]	עָמֵ֗ל ‘ā-mêl,	do toil	N-ms
2637 [e]	וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר ū-mə-ḥas-sêr	and deprive	Conj-w \| V-Piel-Prtcpl-ms
853 [e]	אֶת־ ’eṯ-	-	DirObjM
5315 [e]	נַפְשִׁי֙ nap̄-šî	myself	N-fsc \| 1cs
2896 [e]	מִטּוֹבָ֔ה miṭ-ṭō-w-ḇāh,	of good	Prep-m \| N-fs
1571 [e]	גַּם־ gam-	also	Conj
2088 [e]	זֶ֥ה zeh	this	Pro-ms
1892 [e]	הֶ֛בֶל he-ḇel	vanity	N-ms
6045 [e]	וְעִנְיַ֥ן wə-‘in-yan	and a misfortune	Conj-w \| N-msc
7451 [e]	רָ֖ע rā‘	grave	Adj-ms
1931 [e]	הֽוּא׃ hū.	is	Pro-3ms

Hebrew Texts

Ecclesiastes 4:8 Hebrew Study Bible (Apostolic / Interlinear)

יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָד֩ וְאֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜י גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ן וָאָ֣ח אֵֽין־ לֹ֗ו וְאֵ֥ין קֵץ֙ לְכָל־ עֲמָלֹ֔ו גַּם־ [עֵינָיו כ] (עֵינֹ֖ו ק) לֹא־ תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁר וּלְמִ֣י אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת־ נַפְשִׁי֙ מִטֹּובָ֔ה גַּם־ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃

KJV with Strong's
There is one alone and there is not a second yea he hath neither child nor brother yet is there no end of all his labour neither is his eye satisfied with riches neither saith he For whom do I labour and bereave my soul of good This is also vanity yea it is a sore travail

קהלת 4:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
יֵ֣שׁ אֶחָד֩ וְאֵ֨ין שֵׁנִ֜י גַּ֣ם בֵּ֧ן וָאָ֣ח אֵֽין־לֹ֗ו וְאֵ֥ין קֵץ֙ לְכָל־עֲמָלֹ֔ו גַּם־ [עֵינָיו כ] (עֵינֹ֖ו ק) לֹא־תִשְׂבַּ֣ע עֹ֑שֶׁר וּלְמִ֣י ׀ אֲנִ֣י עָמֵ֗ל וּמְחַסֵּ֤ר אֶת־נַפְשִׁי֙ מִטֹּובָ֔ה גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וְעִנְיַ֥ן רָ֖ע הֽוּא׃

קהלת 4:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
יש אחד ואין שני גם בן ואח אין־לו ואין קץ לכל־עמלו גם־ [עיניו כ] (עינו ק) לא־תשבע עשר ולמי ׀ אני עמל ומחסר את־נפשי מטובה גם־זה הבל וענין רע הוא׃

קהלת 4:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
יש אחד ואין שני גם בן ואח אין־לו ואין קץ לכל־עמלו גם־ [עיניו כ] (עינו ק) לא־תשבע עשר ולמי ׀ אני עמל ומחסר את־נפשי מטובה גם־זה הבל וענין רע הוא׃

קהלת 4:8 Hebrew Bible
יש אחד ואין שני גם בן ואח אין לו ואין קץ לכל עמלו גם עיניו לא תשבע עשר ולמי אני עמל ומחסר את נפשי מטובה גם זה הבל וענין רע הוא׃

Additional Parallel Hebrew

Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible
There was a certain man without a dependent, having neither a son nor a brother, yet there was no end to all his labor. Indeed, his eyes were not satisfied with riches and he never asked, "And for whom am I laboring and depriving myself of pleasure?" This too is vanity and it is a grievous task.

King James Bible
There is one alone, and there is not a second; yea, he hath neither child nor brother: yet is there no end of all his labour; neither is his eye satisfied with riches; neither saith he, For whom do I labour, and bereave my soul of good? This is also vanity, yea, it is a sore travail.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is a person without a companion, without even a son or brother, and though there is no end to all his struggles, his eyes are still not content with riches. "So who am I struggling for," he asks, "and depriving myself from good?" This too is futile and a miserable task.

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