Ecclesiastes 2:4
Strong's Lexicon
I enlarged
הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי (hiḡ·dal·tî)
Verb - Hifil - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1431: 1) to grow, become great or important, promote, make powerful, praise, magnify, do great things 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to grow up 1a2) to become great 1a3) to be magnified 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to cause to grow 1b2) to make great, powerful 1b3) to magnify 1c) (Pual) to be brought up 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to make great 1d2) to magnify 1d3) to do great things 1e) (Hithpael) to magnify oneself

my works.
מַעֲשָׂ֑י (ma·‘ă·śāy)
Noun - masculine plural construct | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 4639: 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product

I built
בָּנִ֤יתִי (bā·nî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 1129: 1) to build, rebuild, establish, cause to continue 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to build, rebuild 1a2) to build a house (ie, establish a family) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be built 1b2) to be rebuilt 1b3) established (of restored exiles) (fig.) 1b4) established (made permanent) 1b5) to be built up (of childless wife becoming the mother of a family through the children of a concubine)

myself
לִי֙ ()
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew :

houses
בָּתִּ֔ים (bāt·tîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 1004: nm 1) house 1a) house, dwelling habitation 1b) shelter or abode of animals 1c) human bodies (fig.) 1d) of Sheol 1e) of abode of light and darkness 1f) of land of Ephraim 2) place 3) receptacle 4) home, house as containing a family 5) household, family 5a) those belonging to the same household 5b) family of descendants, descendants as organized body 6) household affairs 7) inwards (metaph.) 8) (TWOT) temple adv 9) on the inside prep 10) within

and planted
נָטַ֥עְתִּי (nā·ṭa‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew 5193: 1) to plant, fasten, fix, establish 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to plant 1a2) to plant, establish (fig.) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be planted 1b2) to be established (fig.)

myself
לִ֖י ()
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew :

vineyards.
כְּרָמִֽים׃ (kə·rā·mîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's Hebrew 3754: 1) vineyard

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I expanded my pursuits. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

Young's Literal Translation
I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I increased my achievements. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

New American Standard Bible
I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;

King James Bible
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
Parallel Verses
New International Version
I undertook great projects: I built houses for myself and planted vineyards.

New Living Translation
I also tried to find meaning by building huge homes for myself and by planting beautiful vineyards.

English Standard Version
I made great works. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

New American Standard Bible
I enlarged my works: I built houses for myself, I planted vineyards for myself;

King James Bible
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I increased my achievements. I built houses and planted vineyards for myself.

International Standard Version
With respect to my extravagant works, I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

NET Bible
I increased my possessions: I built houses for myself; I planted vineyards for myself.

American Standard Version
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

English Revised Version
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;

Young's Literal Translation
I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.
















Cross References
1 Kings 7:1
But Solomon was building his own house thirteen years, and he finished all his house.

Song of Solomon 8:11
Solomon had a vineyard at Baalhamon; he let out the vineyard unto keepers; every one for the fruit thereof was to bring a thousand pieces of silver.

Ecclesiastes 1:1
The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 2:3
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what was that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.

Ecclesiastes 2:2
I said of laughter, It is mad: and of mirth, What doeth it?

Ecclesiastes 2:1
I said in mine heart, Go to now, I will prove thee with mirth, therefore enjoy pleasure: and, behold, this also is vanity.

Ecclesiastes 2:5
I made me gardens and orchards, and I planted trees in them of all kind of fruits:

Ecclesiastes 2:6
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:

Ecclesiastes 2:7
I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
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