NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Whatsoever thy handyad (yawd) a hand (the open one (indicating power, means, direction, etc.), findeth matsa' (maw-tsaw') to come forth to, i.e. appear or exist; transitively, to attain, i.e. find or acquire; figuratively, to occur, meet or be present to do `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application do `asah (aw-saw') to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application it with thy might koach (ko'-akh) from an unused root meaning to be firm; vigor, literally (force, in a good or a bad sense) or figuratively (capacity, means, produce); also (from its hardiness) a large lizard for there is no work ma`aseh (mah-as-eh') an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property nor device cheshbown (khesh-bone') contrivance; by implication, intelligence -- account, device, reason. nor knowledge da`ath (dah'-ath) knowledge -- cunning, (ig-)norantly, know(-ledge), (un-)awares (wittingly). nor wisdom chokmah (khok-maw') wisdom (in a good sense) -- skilful, wisdom, wisely, wit. in the grave sh'owl (sheh-ole') Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit. whither thou goest halak (haw-lak') to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible Whatever your hand finds to do, do it with all your might; for there is no activity or planning or knowledge or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. King James Bible Whatsoever thy hand findeth to do, do it with thy might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, whither thou goest. Holman Christian Standard Bible Whatever your hands find to do, do with all your strength, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or wisdom in Sheol where you are going. International Standard Version Whatever the activity in which you engage, do it with all your ability, because there is no work, no planning, no learning, and no wisdom in the next world where you're going. NET Bible Whatever you find to do with your hands, do it with all your might, because there is neither work nor planning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave, the place where you will eventually go. GOD'S WORD® Translation Whatever presents itself for you to do, do it with [all] your might, because there is no work, planning, knowledge, or skill in the grave where you're going. King James 2000 Bible Whatsoever your hand finds to do, do it with your might; for there is no work, nor device, nor knowledge, nor wisdom, in the grave, where you go. Links Ecclesiastes 9:10Ecclesiastes 9:10 NIV Ecclesiastes 9:10 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:10 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:10 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:10 KJV |