Eccles. 2:20 in context
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Eccles. 2:19      Eccles. 2:21

Ecclesiastes 2:20

Therefore, I turn completely away to make my heart despair of all the work I have done under the sun.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְסַבּוֹתִי   אֲנִי   לְיַאֵשׁ   אֶת   לִבִּי   עַל   כָּל   הֶעָמָל   שֶׁעָמַלְתִּי   תַּחַת   הַשָּׁמֶשׁ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐπέστρεψα ἐγὼ τοῦ ἀποτάξασθαι τῇ καρδίᾳ μου ἐπὶ παντὶ τῷ μόχθῳ ᾧ ἐμόχθησα ὑπὸ τὸν ἥλιον

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9001
H5437
 וְ (ve)
סַבּ֥וֹתִֽי (sabvóti)
 seq
to turn
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
qal 1p sing. qal first person singular

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

Pp1bs
H9005
H2976
 לְ (le)
יַאֵ֣שׁ (jaesh)
 to
to despair
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel piel

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

 To
H3820a
H9020
 לִבִּ֑ (libi)
י (j)
 heart
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
H5921a
 עַ֚ל (al)
 upon
Prep. Preposition

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

Ncbsc
H9009
H5999
 הֶ֣ (he)
עָמָ֔ל (amal)
 the
trouble
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa
H9007
H5998
 שֶׁ (she)
עָמַ֖לְתִּי (amaleti)
 which
to toil
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Tr
Vqp1cs
H8478
 תַּ֥חַת (tachat)
 underneath
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H9009
H8121
H9016
 הַ (ha)
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ (shamesh)
׃
the
sun
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa

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