Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5414 [e] וְנָתַ֣תִּי wə-nā-ṯat-tî And I set Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3820 [e] לִבִּ֗י lib-bî, my heart N-msc | 1cs 1875 [e] לִדְר֤וֹשׁ liḏ-rō-wōš to seek Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 8446 [e] וְלָתוּר֙ wə-lā-ṯūr and search out Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 2451 [e] בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה ba-ḥā-ḵə-māh, by wisdom Prep-b, Art | N-fs 5921 [e] עַ֛ל ‘al concerning Prep 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6213 [e] נַעֲשָׂ֖ה na-‘ă-śāh is done V-Nifal-Perf-3ms 8478 [e] תַּ֣חַת ta-ḥaṯ under Prep 8064 [e] הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם haš-šā-mā-yim; heaven Art | N-mp 1931 [e] ה֣וּא ׀ hū That Pro-3ms 6045 [e] עִנְיַ֣ן ‘in-yan task N-msc 7451 [e] רָ֗ע rā‘, burdensome Adj-ms 5414 [e] נָתַ֧ן nā-ṯan has given V-Qal-Perf-3ms 430 [e] אֱלֹהִ֛ים ’ĕ-lō-hîm God N-mp 1121 [e] לִבְנֵ֥י liḇ-nê to the sons Prep-l | N-mpc 120 [e] הָאָדָ֖ם hā-’ā-ḏām of man Art | N-ms 6031 [e] לַעֲנ֥וֹת la-‘ă-nō-wṯ they may be exercised Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf   בּֽוֹ׃ bōw. by which Prep | 3ms

New American Standard Bible
And I set my mind to seek and explore by wisdom concerning all that has been done under heaven. It is a grievous task which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.

King James Bible
And I gave my heart to seek and search out by wisdom concerning all things that are done under heaven: this sore travail hath God given to the sons of man to be exercised therewith.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I applied my mind to seek and explore through wisdom all that is done under heaven. God has given people this miserable task to keep them occupied.

i gave

Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: …

Ecclesiastes 7:25 I applied my heart to know, and to search, and to seek out wisdom, …

Ecclesiastes 8:9,16,17 All this have I seen, and applied my heart to every work that is …

Psalm 111:2 The works of the LORD are great, sought out of all them that have …

Proverbs 2:2-4 So that you incline your ear to wisdom, and apply your heart to understanding…

Proverbs 4:7 Wisdom is the principal thing; therefore get wisdom: and with all …

Proverbs 18:1,15 Through desire a man, having separated himself, seeks and intermeddles …

Proverbs 23:26 My son, give me your heart, and let your eyes observe my ways.

1 Timothy 4:15 Meditate on these things; give yourself wholly to them; that your …

this sore

Ecclesiastes 3:10 I have seen the travail, which God has given to the sons of men to …

Ecclesiastes 4:4 Again, I considered all travail, and every right work, that for this …

Ecclesiastes 12:12 And further, by these, my son, be admonished: of making many books …

Genesis 3:19 In the sweat of your face shall you eat bread, till you return to …

to be exercised or to afflict them

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