Ecclesiastes 2:1
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
559 [e]אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
’ā-mar-tî
SaidV-Qal-Perf-1cs
589 [e]אֲנִי֙
’ă-nî
IPro-1cs
3820 [e]בְּלִבִּ֔י
bə-lib-bî,
in my heartPrep-b | N-msc | 1cs
1980 [e]לְכָה־
lə-ḵāh-
comeV-Qal-Imp-ms | 3fs
4994 [e]נָּ֛א
nowInterjection
5254 [e]אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה
’ă-nas-sə-ḵāh
I will test youV-Piel-Imperf.h-1cs | 2ms
8057 [e]בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה
ḇə-śim-ḥāh
with mirthPrep-b | N-fs
7200 [e]וּרְאֵ֣ה
ū-rə-’êh
therefore enjoyConj-w | V-Qal-Imp-ms
2896 [e]בְט֑וֹב
ḇə-ṭō-wḇ;
pleasurePrep-b | N-ms
2009 [e]וְהִנֵּ֥ה
wə-hin-nêh
but surelyConj-w | Interjection
1571 [e]גַם־
ḡam-
alsoConj
1931 [e]ה֖וּא
thatPro-3ms
1892 [e]הָֽבֶל׃
hā-ḇel.
[was] vanityN-ms





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 2:1 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י לְכָה־נָּ֛א אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּרְאֵ֣ה בְטֹ֑וב וְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ה֖וּא הָֽבֶל׃

קהלת 2:1 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
אמרתי אני בלבי לכה־נא אנסכה בשמחה וראה בטוב והנה גם־הוא הבל׃

קהלת 2:1 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
אמרתי אני בלבי לכה־נא אנסכה בשמחה וראה בטוב והנה גם־הוא הבל׃

קהלת 2:1 Hebrew Bible
אמרתי אני בלבי לכה נא אנסכה בשמחה וראה בטוב והנה גם הוא הבל׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.

King James Bible
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good." But it turned out to be futile.
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go to

Genesis 11:3,4,7 And they said one to another, Go to, let us make brick, and burn …

2 Kings 5:5 And the king of Syria said, Go to, go, and I will send a letter to …

Isaiah 5:5 And now go to; I will tell you what I will do to my vineyard: I will …

James 4:13 Go to now, you that say, To day or to morrow we will go into such …

James 5:1 Go to now, you rich men, weep and howl for your miseries that shall come on you.

i will

Ecclesiastes 8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the …

Ecclesiastes 11:9 Rejoice, O young man, in your youth; and let your heart cheer you …

Isaiah 50:5,11 The Lord GOD has opened my ear, and I was not rebellious, neither …

Luke 16:19,23 There was a certain rich man, which was clothed in purple and fine …

James 5:5 You have lived in pleasure on the earth, and been wanton; you have …

Titus 3:3 For we ourselves also were sometimes foolish, disobedient, deceived, …

Revelation 18:7,8 How much she has glorified herself, and lived deliciously, so much …

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