◄ Ecclesiastes 5:12 ►
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Strong's | Hebrew | English | Morphology
4966 [e] | מְתוּקָה֙ mə-ṯū-qāh | Sweet [is] | Adj-fs
8142 [e] | שְׁנַ֣ת šə-naṯ | the sleep | N-fsc
5647 [e] | הָעֹבֵ֔ד hā-‘ō-ḇêḏ | of the one working | Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms
518 [e] | אִם־ ’im- | whether | Conj
4592 [e] | מְעַ֥ט mə-‘aṭ | little | Adj-ms
518 [e] | וְאִם־ wə-’im- | or | Conj
7235 [e] | הַרְבֵּ֖ה har-bêh | much | V-Hifil-InfAbs
398 [e] | יֹאכֵ֑ל yō-ḵêl | he eats | V-Qal-Imperf-3ms
7647 [e] | וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ wə-haś-śā-ḇā‘ | and the satsifaction | Conj-w, Art | N-ms
6223 [e] | לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר le-‘ā-šîr | of the rich one | Prep-l, Art | Adj-ms
369 [e] | אֵינֶ֛נּוּ ’ê-nen-nū | not | Adv | 3ms
5117 [e] | מַנִּ֥יחַֽ man-nî-aḥ | will allow rest | V-Hifil-Prtcpl-ms
[e] | ל֖וֹ lōw | for him | Prep-l | 3ms
3462 [e] | לִישֽׁוֹן׃ lî-šō-wn | to sleep | Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf
Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bible The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich man permits him no sleep. Young's Literal Translation Sweet [is] the sleep of the labourer whether he eat little or much; and the sufficiency of the wealthy is not suffering him to sleep. Holman Christian Standard Bible The sleep of the worker is sweet, whether he eats little or much, but the abundance of the rich permits him no sleep. New American Standard Bible The sleep of the working man is pleasant, whether he eats little or much; but the full stomach of the rich man does not allow him to sleep. King James Bible The sleep of a labouring man [is] sweet, whether he eat little or much: but the abundance of the rich will not suffer him to sleep. Links Ecclesiastes 5:12 • Ecclesiastes 5:12 NIV • Ecclesiastes 5:12 NLT • Ecclesiastes 5:12 ESV • Ecclesiastes 5:12 NASB • Ecclesiastes 5:12 KJV • Ecclesiastes 5:12 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 5:12 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 5:12 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 5:12 German Bible Bible Hub