7200 [e]   17 wə·rā·’î·ṯî   17 וְרָאִיתִי֮    17 Then I saw   17 Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑1cs   17

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־  -  DirObjM

3605 [e] kāl- כָּל־ all N‑msc

4639 [e] ma·‘ă·śêh מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה the work N‑msc

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430 [e] hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm הָאֱלֹהִים֒ of God Art | N‑mp

3588 [e] kî כִּי֩ that Conj

3808 [e] lō לֹ֨א not Adv‑NegPrt

3201 [e] yū·ḵal יוּכַ֜ל cannot V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

120 [e] hā·’ā·ḏām, הָאָדָ֗ם a man Art | N‑ms

4672 [e] lim·ṣō·w לִמְצוֹא֙ find out Prep‑l | V‑Qal‑Inf

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־  -  DirObjM

4639 [e] ham·ma·‘ă·śeh הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ the work Art | N‑ms

834 [e] ’ă·šer אֲשֶׁ֣ר that Pro‑r

6213 [e] na·‘ă·śāh נַעֲשָׂ֣ה is done V‑Nifal‑Perf‑3ms

8478 [e] ṯa·ḥaṯ- תַֽחַת־ under Prep

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8121 [e] haš·še·meš, הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ the sun Art | N‑cs

7945 [e] bə·šel בְּ֠שֶׁל For Prep‑b | Pro‑r

834 [e] ’ă·šer אֲשֶׁ֨ר though Pro‑r

5998 [e] ya·‘ă·mōl יַעֲמֹ֧ל labors V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

120 [e] hā·’ā·ḏām הָאָדָ֛ם a man Art | N‑ms

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1245 [e] lə·ḇaq·qêš לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ to discover [it] Prep‑l | V‑Piel‑Inf

3808 [e] wə·lō וְלֹ֣א and yet not Conj‑w | Adv‑NegPrt

4672 [e] yim·ṣā; יִמְצָ֑א he will find [it] V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

1571 [e] wə·ḡam וְגַ֨ם and moreover Conj‑w | Conj

518 [e] ’im- אִם־ though Conj

559 [e] yō·mar יֹאמַ֤ר attempts V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

2450 [e] he·ḥā·ḵām הֶֽחָכָם֙ a wise [man] Art | Adj‑ms

3045 [e] lā·ḏa·‘aṯ, לָדַ֔עַת to know [it] Prep‑l | V‑Qal‑Inf

3808 [e] lō לֹ֥א not Adv‑NegPrt

3201 [e] yū·ḵal יוּכַ֖ל he will be able V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms

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4672 [e] lim·ṣō. לִמְצֹֽא׃ to find [it] Prep‑l | V‑Qal‑Inf

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I observed all the work of God and concluded that man is unable to discover the work that is done under the sun. Even though a man labors hard to explore it, he cannot find it; even if the wise man claims to know it, he is unable to discover it.

New American Standard Bible
and I saw every work of God, [I concluded] that man cannot discover the work which has been done under the sun. Even though man should seek laboriously, he will not discover; and though the wise man should say, "I know," he cannot discover.

King James Bible
Then I beheld all the work of God, that a man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because though a man labour to seek [it] out, yet he shall not find [it]; yea further; though a wise [man] think to know [it], yet shall he not be able to find [it]. International Standard Version
I saw all of it as the activity of God. Frankly, a human being cannot understand what happens on earth, because however hard a man works to discover it, he will not find out. Despite what he thinks he knows, he will not be able to figure it out.

American Standard Version
then I beheld all the work of God, that man cannot find out the work that is done under the sun: because however much a man labor to seek it out, yet he shall not find it; yea moreover, though a wise man think to know it, yet shall he not be able to find it.

Young's Literal Translation
then I considered all the work of God, that man is not able to find out the work that hath been done under the sun, because though man labour to seek, yet he doth not find; and even though the wise man speak of knowing he is not able to find.Ecclesiastes 8:17 • Ecclesiastes 8:17 NIV • Ecclesiastes 8:17 NLT • Ecclesiastes 8:17 ESV • Ecclesiastes 8:17 NASB • Ecclesiastes 8:17 KJV • Ecclesiastes 8:17 Commentaries • Ecclesiastes 8:17 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 8:17 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 8:17 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:17 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:17 German Bible

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