Ecclesiastes 1:3
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
advantageיִּתְרֹ֖ון
(yit·ro·vn)
3504: advantage, profitfrom yathar
does manלָֽאָדָ֑ם
(la·'a·dam;)
120: man, mankindfrom an unused word
have in allבְּכָל־
(be·chol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
his workעֲמָלֹ֔ו
(a·ma·lov,)
5999: trouble, labor, toilfrom amal
Which 
 
7945: who, which, thata prim. rel. particle
he doesשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל
(shei·ya·'a·mol)
5998: to labor, toila prim. root
underתַּ֥חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the sun?הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
(ha·sha·mesh.)
8121: sunfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
What profit
yithrown  (yith-rone')
preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
hath a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
of all his labour
`amal  (aw-mawl')
toil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
which he taketh
`amal  (aw-mal')
to toil, i.e. work severely and with irksomeness -- (take) labour (in).
under the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
What advantage does man have in all his work Which he does under the sun?

King James Bible
What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What does a man gain for all his efforts that he labors at under the sun?

International Standard Version
What does a man gain from all of the work that he undertakes on earth?

NET Bible
What benefit do people get from all the effort which they expend on earth?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What do people gain from all their hard work under the sun?

King James 2000 Bible
What profit has a man of all his labor which he takes under the sun?
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