Ecclesiastes 2:18

And I, I hate all my work that I do under the sun, because I see that I must leave it to a man who will come after me,

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְשָׂנֵאתִי   אֲנִי   אֶת   כָּל   עֲמָלִי   שֶׁאֲנִי   עָמֵל   תַּחַת   הַשָּׁמֶשׁ   שֶׁאַנִּיחֶנּוּ   לָאָדָם   שֶׁיִּהְיֶה   אַחֲרָי  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐμίσησα ἐγὼ σὺν πάντα μόχθον μου ὃν ἐγὼ μοχθῶ ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον ὅτι ἀφίω αὐτὸν τῷ ἀνθρώπῳ τῷ γινομένῳ μετ᾽ ἐμέ


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H8130
וְ (ve)
שָׂנֵ֤אתִֽי (saneti)
seq
to hate
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p sing. qal first person singular

c
Vqq1cs
H0589
אֲנִי֙ (ani)
I
Pron. Pron.
personal 1p ♂/♀ sing. personal first person masculine och feminine singular

Pp1bs
H0853
H9014
אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

To
H3605
H9014
כָּל (kal-)
־
all
link
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H5999
H9020
עֲמָלִ֔ (amali)
י (j)
trouble
my
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncbsc
Sp1bs
H9007
H0589
שֶׁ (she)
אֲנִ֥י (ani)
which
I
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Pron. Pron.
personal 1p ♂/♀ sing. personal first person masculine och feminine singular

Tr
Pp1bs
H6001b
עָמֵ֖ל (amel)
laborious
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Aabsa
H8478
תַּ֣חַת (tachat)
underneath
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H8121
הַ (ha)
שָּׁ֑מֶשׁ (shamesh)
the
sun
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9007
H5117
H9033
שֶׁ֣ (she)
אַנִּיחֶ֔ (aniche)
נּוּ (no)
which
to rest
him
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
hiphil 1p sing. hiphil first person singular

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Tr
Vhi1cs
Sp3ms
H9005
H0120
לָ (la)
אָדָ֖ם (adam)
to
man
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa
H9007
H1961
שֶׁ (she)
יִּהְיֶ֥ה (jiheje)
which
to be
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Tr
Vqi3ms
H0310a
H9030
H9016
אַחֲרָֽ (achara)
י (j)
׃
behind
me
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 1p ♂/♀ sing. Pronominal first person masculine och feminine singular

Ncmpc
Sp1bs

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