Ecclesiastes 5:13
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thereיֵ֚שׁ
(yesh)
3426: being, substance, existence, isof uncertain derivation
is a grievousחֹולָ֔ה
(cho·v·lah,)
2470a: to be weak or sicka prim. root
evil 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa
[which] I have seenרָאִ֖יתִי
(ra·'i·ti)
7200: to seea prim. root
underתַּ֣חַת
(ta·chat)
8478: underneath, below, instead ofa prim. root
the sun:הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
(ha·sha·mesh;)
8121: sunfrom an unused word
richesעֹ֛שֶׁר
(o·sher)
6239: richesfrom ashar
being hoardedשָׁמ֥וּר
(sha·mur)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
by their ownerלִבְעָלָ֖יו
(liv·'a·lav)
1167: owner, lordfrom baal
to his hurt. 
 
7463a: evil, misery, distress, injuryfrom the same as roa


















KJV Lexicon
There is
yesh  (yaysh)
entity; used adverbially or as a copula for the substantive verb; there is or are
a sore
chalah  (khaw-law')
to be rubbed or worn; hence (figuratively) to be weak, sick, afflicted; or (causatively) to grieve, make sick; also to stroke (in flattering), entreat
evil
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
which I have seen
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
under the sun
shemesh  (sheh'-mesh)
the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window.
namely riches
`osher  (o'-sher)
wealth -- far (richer), riches.
kept
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
for the owners
ba`al  (bah'-al)
a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense) + married, master, person, + sworn, they of.
thereof to their hurt
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
There is a grievous evil which I have seen under the sun: riches being hoarded by their owner to his hurt.

King James Bible
There is a sore evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept for the owners thereof to their hurt.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is a sickening tragedy I have seen under the sun: wealth kept by its owner to his harm.

International Standard Version
I have observed a painful tragedy on earth: Wealth hoarded by its owner harms him,

NET Bible
Here is a misfortune on earth that I have seen: Wealth hoarded by its owner to his own misery.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
There is a painful tragedy that I have seen under the sun: Riches lead to the downfall of those who hoard them.

King James 2000 Bible
There is a great evil which I have seen under the sun, namely, riches kept by their owners to their hurt.
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