559 [e]   1 ’ā·mar·tî   1 אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי    1 Said   1 V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs   1

589 [e] ’ă·nî אֲנִי֙ I Pro‑1cs

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3820 [e] bə·lib·bî, בְּלִבִּ֔י in my heart Prep‑b | N‑msc | 1cs

1980 [e] lə·ḵāh- לְכָה־ come V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms | 3fs

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4994 [e] nā נָּ֛א now Interjection

5254 [e] ’ă·nas·sə·ḵāh אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה I will test you V‑Piel‑Imperf.h‑1cs | 2ms

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8057 [e] ḇə·śim·ḥāh בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה with mirth Prep‑b | N‑fs

7200 [e] ū·rə·’êh וּרְאֵ֣ה therefore enjoy Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑Imp‑ms

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2896 [e] ḇə·ṭō·wḇ; בְט֑וֹב pleasure Prep‑b | N‑ms

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2009 [e] wə·hin·nêh וְהִנֵּ֥ה but surely Conj‑w | Interjection

1571 [e] ḡam- גַם־ also Conj

1931 [e] hū ה֖וּא that Pro‑3ms

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1892 [e] hā·ḇel. הָֽבֶל׃ [was] vanity N‑ms

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said to myself , “ Go ahead, I will test you with pleasure; enjoy what is good.” But it turned out to be futile.

New American Standard Bible
I said to myself, "Come now, I will test you with pleasure. So enjoy yourself." And behold, it too was futility.

King James Bible
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also [is] vanity. International Standard Version
I told myself, "I will test you with pleasure, so enjoy yourself." But this was pointless.

American Standard Version
I said in my heart, Come now, I will prove thee with mirth; therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also was vanity.

Young's Literal Translation
I said in my heart, 'Pray, come, I try thee with mirth, and look thou on gladness;' and lo, even it is vanity.Ecclesiastes 2:1 • Ecclesiastes 2:1 NIV • Ecclesiastes 2:1 NLT • Ecclesiastes 2:1 ESV • Ecclesiastes 2:1 NASB • Ecclesiastes 2:1 KJV • Ecclesiastes 2:1 Commentaries • Ecclesiastes 2:1 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 2:1 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 2:1 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 2:1 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 2:1 German Bible

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