Ecclesiastes 5:9
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
After all,בַּכֹּ֣ל
(bak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
a kingמֶ֥לֶךְ
(me·lech)
4428: kingfrom an unused word
who cultivatesנֶעֱבָֽד׃
(ne·'e·vad.)
5647: to work, servea prim. root
the fieldלְשָׂדֶ֖ה
(le·sa·deh)
7704: field, landfrom the same as saday
is an advantageוְיִתְרֹ֥ון
(ve·yit·ro·vn)
3504: advantage, profitfrom yathar
to the land.אֶ֖רֶץ
(e·retz)
776: earth, landa prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
Moreover the profit
yithrown  (yith-rone')
preeminence, gain -- better, excellency(-leth), profit(-able).
of the earth
'erets  (eh'-rets)
the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world.
is for all the king
melek  (meh'-lek)
a king -- king, royal.
himself is served
`abad  (aw-bad')
to work (in any sense); by implication, to serve, till, (causatively) enslave, etc.
by the field
sadeh  (saw-deh')
from an unused root meaning to spread out; a field (as flat) -- country, field, ground, land, soil, wild.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
After all, a king who cultivates the field is an advantage to the land.

King James Bible
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The profit from the land is taken by all; the king is served by the field.

International Standard Version
Also, the increase of the land belongs to everyone; the king himself is served by his field.

NET Bible
The produce of the land is seized by all of them, even the king is served by the fields.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Yet, a king is an advantage for a country with cultivated fields.

King James 2000 Bible
Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served from the field.
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