5414 [e]   17 wā·’et·tə·nāh   17 וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה    17 And I set   17 Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑ConsecImperf‑1cs ¦ 3fs   17

3820 [e] lib·bî לִבִּי֙ my heart N‑msc ¦ 1cs

3045 [e] lā·ḏa·‘aṯ לָדַ֣עַת to know Prep‑l ¦ V‑Qal‑Inf

2451 [e] ḥāḵ·māh חָכְמָ֔ה wisdom N‑fs

3045 [e] wə·ḏa·‘aṯ וְדַ֥עַת and to know Conj‑w ¦ V‑Qal‑Inf

1947 [e] hō·w·lê·lō·wṯ הוֹלֵל֖וֹת madness N‑fp

5531 [e] wə·śiḵ·lūṯ; וְשִׂכְל֑וּת and folly Conj‑w ¦ N‑fs

3045 [e] yā·ḏa‘·tî יָדַ֕עְתִּי I have known V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs

1571 [e] šeg·gam- שֶׁגַּם־ that also Pro‑r ¦ Conj

2088 [e] zeh זֶ֥ה this Pro‑ms

1931 [e] hū ה֖וּא it [is] Pro‑3ms

7475 [e] ra‘·yō·wn רַעְי֥וֹן a striving after N‑msc

7307 [e] rū·aḥ. רֽוּחַ׃ the wind N‑cs

Berean Study Bible
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

Young's Literal Translation
And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known{.htm" title="{"> that even this [is] vexation of spirit;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

New American Standard Bible
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

King James Bible
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 1:17 • Ecclesiastes 1:17 NIV • Ecclesiastes 1:17 NLT • Ecclesiastes 1:17 ESV • Ecclesiastes 1:17 NASB • Ecclesiastes 1:17 KJV • Ecclesiastes 1:17 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 1:17 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 1:17 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 1:17 German Bible

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