Ecclesiastes 2:23
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Becauseכִּ֧יki3588that, for, whena prim. conjunction
allכָל־chol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
his daysיָמָ֣יוya·mav3117daya prim. root
his taskעִנְיָנֹ֔וin·ya·nov,6045occupation, taskfrom anah
is painfulמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmach·'o·vim4341painfrom kaab
and grievous;וָכַ֙עַס֙va·cha·'as3708avexation, angerfrom kaas
evenגַּם־gam-1571also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
at nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהbal·lay·lah3915nightof uncertain derivation
his mindלִבֹּ֑וlib·bov;3820inner man, mind, will, heartfrom the same as lebab
does not rest.שָׁכַ֣בsha·chav7901to lie downa prim. root
Thisזֶ֖הzeh2088this, herea prim. pronoun
tooגַּם־gam-1571also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
is vanity.הֶ֥בֶלhe·vel1892vapor, breatha prim. root
KJV Lexicon
For all his days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
are sorrows
mak'ob  (mak-obe')
anguish or (figuratively) affliction -- grief, pain, sorrow.
and his travail
`inyan  (in-yawn')
ado, i.e. (generally) employment or (specifically) an affair -- business, travail.
grief
ka`ac  (kah'-as)
vexation -- anger, angry, grief, indignation, provocation, provoking, sore, sorrow, spite, wrath.
yea his heart
leb  (labe)
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect
taketh not rest
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
in the night
layil  (lah'-yil)
a twist (away of the light), i.e. night; figuratively, adversity -- (mid-)night (season).
This is also vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
New American Standard (©1995)
Because all his days his task is painful and grievous; even at night his mind does not rest. This too is vanity.

King James Bible
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yea, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

American King James Version
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail grief; yes, his heart takes not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

American Standard Version
For all his days are but'sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

Darby Bible Translation
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail vexation: even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

English Revised Version
For all his days are but sorrows, and his travail is grief; yea, even in the night his heart taketh no rest. This also is vanity.

Webster's Bible Translation
For all his days are sorrows, and his labor grief; yes, his heart taketh not rest in the night. This is also vanity.

World English Bible
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail is grief; yes, even in the night his heart takes no rest. This also is vanity.

Young's Literal Translation
For all his days are sorrows, and his travail sadness; even at night his heart hath not lain down; this also is vanity.

קהלת 2:23 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֧י כָל־יָמָ֣יו מַכְאֹבִ֗ים וָכַ֙עַס֙ עִנְיָנֹ֔ו גַּם־בַּלַּ֖יְלָה לֹא־שָׁכַ֣ב לִבֹּ֑ו גַּם־זֶ֖ה הֶ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃

קהלת 2:23 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי כל־ימיו מכאבים וכעס ענינו גם־בלילה לא־שכב לבו גם־זה הבל הוא׃

קהלת 2:23 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כי כל־ימיו מכאבים וכעס ענינו גם־בלילה לא־שכב לבו גם־זה הבל הוא׃

קהלת 2:23 Hebrew Bible
כי כל ימיו מכאבים וכעס ענינו גם בלילה לא שכב לבו גם זה הבל הוא׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
cuncti dies eius doloribus et aerumnis pleni sunt nec per noctem mente requiescit et haec non vanitas est

Full Grief Grievous Heart Labor Lain Meaningless Mind Occupation Pain Painful Pains Purpose Rest Sadness Sorrow Sorrows Takes Taketh Task Travail Vanity Vexation Yea Yes

Full Grief Grievous Heart Labor Mind Night Occupation Pain Painful Pains Purpose Rest Sadness Sorrow Sorrows Task Travail Vanity Vexation Work

Full Grief Grievous Heart Labor Mind Night Occupation Pain Painful Pains Purpose Rest Sadness Sorrow Sorrows Task Travail Vanity Vexation Work

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