New American Standard Bible 1995
Ecclesiastes 8:16-17
16WhenH3512Igaveנָתַ֤תִּיna.Ta.tiH5414my heartלִבִּי֙li.BiH3820to knowלָדַ֣עַתla.Da.'atH3045wisdomחָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahH2451and to seeוְלִרְאוֹת֙ve.lir.'OtH7200the taskהָ֣עִנְיָ֔ןha.'in.YanH6045whichH834has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213on the earthהָאָ֑רֶץha.'A.retzH776(evenגַ֤םgamH1571thoughכִּ֣יkiH3588oneH369shouldneverH369sleepשֵׁנָ֕ה בְּעֵינָ֖יו רֹאֶֽה׃she.Nah be.'ei.Nav ro.'EhH7200H8142H5869dayבַּיּוֹם֙bai.yOmH3117or nightוּבַלַּ֔יְלָהu.va.Lay.lahH3915),
17and I sawוְרָאִיתִי֮ve.ra.'i.TiH7200everyכָּל־kol-H3605workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָאֱלֹהִים֒ha.'E.lo.HimH430, I concluded thatmanהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120cannotיוּכַ֜לyu.KhalH3201H3808discoverלִמְצוֹא֙lim.tzO'H4672the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ha.ma.'a.SehH4639whichאֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834has been doneנַעֲשָׂ֣הna.'a.SahH6213underתַֽחַת־ta.chat-H8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121.Even thoughאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH7945H834manהָאָדָ֛םha.'a.DamH120should seekלְבַקֵּ֖שׁle.va.KeshH1245laboriouslyיַעֲמֹ֧לya.'a.MolH5998,he will not discoverיִמְצָ֑אyim.Tza'H4672; andthoughאִם־'im-H518the wiseהֶֽחָכָם֙he.cha.KhamH2450manH2450should sayיֹאמַ֤רyo.MarH559, “I knowלָדַ֔עַתla.Da.'atH3045,”he cannotיוּכַ֖לyu.KhalH3201H3808discoverלִמְצֹֽא׃lim.Tzo'H4672.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 8
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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