Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 834 [e] כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר ka-’ă-šer When Prep-k | Pro-r 5414 [e] נָתַ֤תִּי nā-ṯat-tî I gave V-Qal-Perf-1cs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3820 [e] לִבִּי֙ lib-bî my heart N-msc | 1cs 3045 [e] לָדַ֣עַת lā-ḏa-‘aṯ to know Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 2451 [e] חָכְמָ֔ה ḥāḵ-māh wisdom N-fs 7200 [e] וְלִרְאוֹת֙ wə-lir-’ō-wṯ and to see Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 6045 [e] הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן hā-‘in-yān the task Art | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֥ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6213 [e] נַעֲשָׂ֖ה na-‘ă-śāh is done V-Nifal-Perf-3ms 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- on Prep 776 [e] הָאָ֑רֶץ hā-’ā-reṣ earth Art | N-fs 3588 [e] כִּ֣י kî for Conj 1571 [e] גַ֤ם ḡam even Conj 3117 [e] בַּיּוֹם֙ bay-yō-wm in the day Prep-b, Art | N-ms 3915 [e] וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה ū-ḇal-lay-lāh and in the night Conj-w, Prep-b, Art | N-ms 8142 [e] שֵׁנָ֕ה šê-nāh sleep N-fs 5869 [e] בְּעֵינָ֖יו bə-‘ê-nāw with his eyes Prep-b | N-cdc | 3ms 369 [e] אֵינֶ֥נּוּ ’ê-nen-nū not Adv | 3ms 7200 [e] רֹאֶֽה׃ rō-’eh is he seeing V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms

Berean Study Bible
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the task that one performs on the earth— though his eyes do not see sleep in the day or even in the night—

Young's Literal Translation
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that hath been done on the earth, (for there is also a spectator in whose eyes sleep is not by day and by night),

Holman Christian Standard Bible
When I applied my mind to know wisdom and to observe the activity that is done on the earth (even though one’s eyes do not close in sleep day or night),

New American Standard Bible
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the task which has been done on the earth (even though one should never sleep day or night),

King James Bible
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also [there is that] neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes: ) Ecclesiastes 8:16 • Ecclesiastes 8:16 NIV • Ecclesiastes 8:16 NLT • Ecclesiastes 8:16 ESV • Ecclesiastes 8:16 NASB • Ecclesiastes 8:16 KJV • Ecclesiastes 8:16 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 8:16 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:16 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:16 German Bible

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