Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 5414 [e] וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה wā-’et-tə-nāh And I set Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-1cs | 3fs 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 3045 [e] וְדַ֥עַת wə-ḏa-‘aṯ and to know Conj-w | V-Qal-Inf 1947 [e] הוֹלֵל֖וֹת hō-w-lê-lō-wṯ madness N-fp 5531 [e] וְשִׂכְל֑וּת wə-śiḵ-lūṯ and folly Conj-w | N-fs 3045 [e] יָדַ֕עְתִּי yā-ḏa‘-tî I have known V-Qal-Perf-1cs 1571 [e] שֶׁגַּם־ šeg-gam- that also Pro-r | Conj 2088 [e] זֶ֥ה zeh this Pro-ms 1931 [e] ה֖וּא hū it [is] Pro-3ms 7475 [e] רַעְי֥וֹן ra‘-yō-wn a striving after N-msc 7307 [e] רֽוּחַ׃ rū-aḥ the wind N-cs

Berean Study Bible
So I set my mind to know wisdom and madness and folly; I learned that this, too, is a pursuit of the wind.

Young's Literal Translation
And I give my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I have known{.htm" title="{"> that even this [is] vexation of spirit;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I applied my mind to know wisdom and knowledge, madness and folly; I learned that this too is a pursuit of the wind.

New American Standard Bible
And I set my mind to know wisdom and to know madness and folly; I realized that this also is striving after wind.

King James Bible
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit. Ecclesiastes 1:17 • Ecclesiastes 1:17 NIV • Ecclesiastes 1:17 NLT • Ecclesiastes 1:17 ESV • Ecclesiastes 1:17 NASB • Ecclesiastes 1:17 KJV • Ecclesiastes 1:17 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 1:17 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 1:17 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 1:17 German Bible

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