Ecclesiastes 3:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Whatמַה־
(mah-)
4100: what? how? anythinga prim. interrogative and indefinite particle
profitיִּתְרֹון֙
(yit·ro·vn)
3504: advantage, profitfrom yathar
is there to the workerהָֽעֹושֶׂ֔ה
(ha·'o·v·seh,)
6213a: do, makea prim. root
from that in whichבַּאֲשֶׁ֖ר
(ba·'a·sher)
834: who, which, thata prim. pronoun
he toils?עָמֵֽל׃
(a·mel.)
6001b: toilingfrom amal


















KJV Lexicon
What profit
yithrown  (yith-rone')
preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
hath he that worketh
`asah  (aw-saw')
to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application
in that wherein
'aher  (ash-er')
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc.
he laboureth
`amel  (aw-male')
toiling; concretely, a laborer; figuratively, sorrowful -- that laboureth, that is a misery, had taken (labour), wicked, workman.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
What profit is there to the worker from that in which he toils?

King James Bible
What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
What does the worker gain from his struggles?

International Standard Version
What benefit does the worker gain from what he undertakes?

NET Bible
What benefit can a worker gain from his toil?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
What do working people gain from their hard labor?

King James 2000 Bible
What profit has he that works in that in which he labors?
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