Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7200 [e] וְרָאִיתִי֮ wə-rā-’î-ṯî and I saw Conj-w | V-Qal-ConjPerf-1cs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 4639 [e] מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה ma-‘ă-śêh the work N-msc 430 [e] הָאֱלֹהִים֒ hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm of God Art | N-mp 3588 [e] כִּי֩ kî that Conj 3808 [e] לֹ֨א lō not Adv-NegPrt 3201 [e] יוּכַ֜ל yū-ḵal is able V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 120 [e] הָאָדָ֗ם hā-’ā-ḏām man Art | N-ms 4672 [e] לִמְצוֹא֙ lim-ṣō-w to find out Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 4639 [e] הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂה֙ ham-ma-‘ă-śeh the work Art | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6213 [e] נַעֲשָׂ֣ה na-‘ă-śāh is done V-Nifal-Perf-3ms 8478 [e] תַֽחַת־ ṯa-ḥaṯ- under Prep 8121 [e] הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ haš-še-meš the sun Art | N-cs 7945 [e] בְּ֠שֶׁל bə-šel In that Prep-b | Pro-r 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֨ר ’ă-šer to which Pro-r 5998 [e] יַעֲמֹ֧ל ya-‘ă-mōl might toil V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 120 [e] הָאָדָ֛ם hā-’ā-ḏām man Art | N-ms 1245 [e] לְבַקֵּ֖שׁ lə-ḇaq-qêš to seek [it] Prep-l | V-Piel-Inf 3808 [e] וְלֹ֣א wə-lō and not Conj-w | Adv-NegPrt 4672 [e] יִמְצָ֑א yim-ṣā he will find [it] V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 1571 [e] וְגַ֨ם wə-ḡam and even Conj 518 [e] אִם־ ’im- though Conj 559 [e] יֹאמַ֤ר yō-mar claims V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 2450 [e] הֶֽחָכָם֙ he-ḥā-ḵām the wise one Art | Adj-ms 3045 [e] לָדַ֔עַת lā-ḏa-‘aṯ to know [it] Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3808 [e] לֹ֥א lō not Adv-NegPrt 3201 [e] יוּכַ֖ל yū-ḵal is he able V-Qal-Imperf-3ms 4672 [e] לִמְצֹֽא׃ lim-ṣō to find [it] Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf

Berean Study Bible
I saw every work of God, and that a man is unable to comprehend the work that is done under the sun. Despite his efforts to search it out, he cannot find its meaning; even if the wise man claims to know, he is unable to comprehend.

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.

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]. 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 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 8:17 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:17 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 8:17 German Bible

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