Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 8446 [e] תַּ֣רְתִּי tar-tî I searched V-Qal-Perf-1cs 3820 [e] בְלִבִּ֔י ḇə-lib-bî, in my heart Prep-b | N-msc | 1cs 4900 [e] לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ lim-šō-wḵ [how] to gratify Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3196 [e] בַּיַּ֖יִן bay-ya-yin with wine Prep-b, Art | N-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1320 [e] בְּשָׂרִ֑י bə-śā-rî; my flesh N-msc | 1cs 3820 [e] וְלִבִּ֞י wə-lib-bî and while my heart Conj-w | N-msc | 1cs 5090 [e] נֹהֵ֤ג nō-hêḡ guiding V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 2451 [e] בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ ba-ḥā-ḵə-māh with wisdom Prep-b, Art | N-fs 270 [e] וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז wə-le-’ĕ-ḥōz and how to lay hold Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 5531 [e] בְּסִכְל֔וּת bə-siḵ-lūṯ, on folly Prep-b | N-fs 5704 [e] עַ֣ד ‘aḏ until Prep 834 [e] אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă-šer- till Pro-r 7200 [e] אֶרְאֶ֗ה ’er-’eh, I might see V-Qal-Imperf-1cs 335 [e] אֵי־ ’ê- where Interrog 2088 [e] זֶ֨ה zeh that [was] Pro-ms 2896 [e] ט֜וֹב ṭō-wḇ [was] good N-ms 1121 [e] לִבְנֵ֤י liḇ-nê for the sons Prep-l | N-mpc 120 [e] הָאָדָם֙ hā-’ā-ḏām of men Art | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6213 [e] יַעֲשׂוּ֙ ya-‘ă-śū to do V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 8478 [e] תַּ֣חַת ta-ḥaṯ under Prep 8064 [e] הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם haš-šā-ma-yim, the heaven Art | N-mp 4557 [e] מִסְפַּ֖ר mis-par all N-msc 3117 [e] יְמֵ֥י yə-mê days N-mpc 2416 [e] חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃ ḥay-yê-hem. of their lives N-mpc | 3mp

New American Standard Bible
I explored with my mind how to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding me wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.

King James Bible
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly--my mind still guiding me with wisdom--until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

sought

Ecclesiastes 1:17 And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: …

1 Samuel 25:36 And Abigail came to Nabal; and, behold, he held a feast in his house, …

give myself unto wine or draw myself with wine

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived …

Proverbs 31:4,5 It is not for kings, O Lemuel, it is not for kings to drink wine; …

Ephesians 5:18 And be not drunk with wine, wherein is excess; but be filled with the Spirit;

and to lay

Ecclesiastes 7:18 It is good that you should take hold of this; yes, also from this …

Proverbs 20:1 Wine is a mocker, strong drink is raging: and whoever is deceived …

Proverbs 23:29-35 Who has woe? who has sorrow? who has contentions? who has babbling? …

Matthew 6:24 No man can serve two masters: for either he will hate the one, and …

2 Corinthians 6:15-17 And what concord has Christ with Belial? or what part has he that …

till

Ecclesiastes 6:12 For who knows what is good for man in this life, all the days of …

Ecclesiastes 12:13 Let us hear the conclusion of the whole matter: Fear God, and keep …

all

Genesis 47:9 And Jacob said to Pharaoh, The days of the years of my pilgrimage …

Job 14:14 If a man die, shall he live again? all the days of my appointed time …

Psalm 90:9-12 For all our days are passed away in your wrath: we spend our years …

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