| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | The sleep | שְׁנַ֣ת | she·nat | 8142 | sleep | from yashen |
| of the working | הָעֹבֵ֔ד | ha·'o·ved, | 5647 | to work, serve | a prim. root |
| man is pleasant, | מְתוּקָה֙ | me·tu·kah | 4966 | sweet, sweetness | from mathoq |
| whether | אִם־ | im- | 518 | if | a prim. conjunction |
| he eats | יֹאכֵ֑ל | yo·chel; | 398 | to eat | a prim. root |
| little | מְעַ֥ט | me·'at | 4592 | a little, fewness, a few | from maat |
| or much; | הַרְבֵּ֖ה | har·beh | 7235a | to be or become much, many or great | a prim. root |
| but the full stomach | וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ | ve·has·sa·va | 7647 | plenty, satiety | from saba |
| of the rich man | לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר | le·'a·shir, | 6223 | rich | from ashar |
| does not allow | | | 5117 | to rest | a prim. root |
| him to sleep. | לִישֹֽׁון׃ | li·sho·vn. | 3462 | to sleep | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
The sleep
shehah (shay-naw')
sleep -- sleep.
of a labouring man
`abad (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
is sweet
mathowq (maw-thoke')
sweet -- sweet(-er, -ness).
whether he eat
'akal (aw-kal')
to eat -- at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, freely, in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, quite.
little
m`at (meh-at')
a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very.
or much
rabah (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
but the abundance
saba` (saw-baw')
copiousness -- abundance, plenteous(-ness, -ly).
of the rich
`ashiyr (aw-sheer')
rich, whether literal or figurative (noble) -- rich (man).
will not suffer
yanach (yaw-nakh')
to deposit; by implication, to allow to stay
him to sleep
yashen (yaw-shane')
to be slack or languid, i.e. (by implication) sleep (figuratively, to die); also to grow old, stale or inveterate -- old (store), remain long, (make to) sleep. |
New American Standard (©1995)
The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep.King James Bible
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. American King James Version
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. American Standard Version
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much; but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Darby Bible Translation
The sleep of the labourer is sweet, whether he have eaten little or much; but the fulness of the rich doth not suffer him to sleep. English Revised Version
The sleep of a labouring man is sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the fulness of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Webster's Bible Translation
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eateth little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. World English Bible
The sleep of a laboring man is sweet, whether he eats little or much; but the abundance of the rich will not allow him to sleep. Young's Literal Translation
Sweet is the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
(5-11) dulcis est somnus operanti sive parum sive multum comedat saturitas autem divitis non sinit dormire eum
Abundance Allow Eat Eaten Eateth Eats Full Fulness Laborer Laboring Labourer Labouring Permits Pleasant Rich Satiety Sleep Stomach Suffer Suffering Sufficiency Surfeit Sweet Wealthy Whether Working
Abundance Allow Eat Eaten Eateth Eats Food Full Fulness Laborer Laboring Permits Pleasant Rich Satiety Sleep Stomach Suffer Suffering Sufficiency Surfeit Sweet Wealthy Whether Working
Abundance Allow Eat Eaten Eateth Eats Food Full Fulness Laborer Laboring Permits Pleasant Rich Satiety Sleep Stomach Suffer Suffering Sufficiency Surfeit Sweet Wealthy Whether WorkingEcclesiastes 5:12 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 5:12 French Eclesiastés 5:12 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 5:12 Chinese Bible |
