Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 8446 [e] תַּ֣רְתִּי tar-tî I searched V-Qal-Perf-1cs 3820 [e] בְלִבִּ֔י ḇə-lib-bî in my heart Prep-b | N-msc | 1cs 4900 [e] לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ lim-šō-wḵ to draw out Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 3196 [e] בַּיַּ֖יִן bay-ya-yin with wine Prep-b, Art | N-ms 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 1320 [e] בְּשָׂרִ֑י bə-śā-rî my flesh N-msc | 1cs 3820 [e] וְלִבִּ֞י wə-lib-bî and my heart Conj-w | N-msc | 1cs 5090 [e] נֹהֵ֤ג nō-hêḡ was guiding me V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms 2451 [e] בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ ba-ḥā-ḵə-māh in wisdom Prep-b, Art | N-fs 270 [e] וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז wə-le-’ĕ-ḥōz and to lay hold Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 5531 [e] בְּסִכְל֔וּת bə-siḵ-lūṯ on folly Prep-b | N-fs 5704 [e] עַ֣ד ‘aḏ until Prep 834 [e] אֲשֶׁר־ ’ă-šer- that Pro-r 7200 [e] אֶרְאֶ֗ה ’er-’eh I might see V-Qal-Imperf-1cs 335 [e] אֵי־ ’ê- where Interrog 2088 [e] זֶ֨ה zeh [is] this Pro-ms 2896 [e] ט֜וֹב ṭō-wḇ good N-ms 1121 [e] לִבְנֵ֤י liḇ-nê for the sons Prep-l | N-mpc 120 [e] הָאָדָם֙ hā-’ā-ḏām of man Art | N-ms 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֤ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r 6213 [e] יַעֲשׂוּ֙ ya-‘ă-śū they [might] do V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 8478 [e] תַּ֣חַת ta-ḥaṯ under Prep 8064 [e] הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם haš-šā-ma-yim the heavens Art | N-mp 4557 [e] מִסְפַּ֖ר mis-par the number N-msc 3117 [e] יְמֵ֥י yə-mê of the days N-mpc 2416 [e] חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃ ḥay-yê-hem of their lives N-mpc | 3mp

Berean Study Bible
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly— my mind still guiding me with wisdom— until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

Young's Literal Translation
I have sought in my heart to draw out with wine my appetite, (and my heart leading in wisdom), and to take hold on folly till that I see where [is] this—the good to the sons of man of that which they do under the heavens, the number of the days of their lives.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I explored with my mind how to let my body enjoy life with wine and how to grasp folly  — my mind still guiding me with wisdom  — until I could see what is good for people to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.

New American Standard Bible
I explored with my mind [how] to stimulate my body with wine while my mind was guiding [me] wisely, and how to take hold of folly, until I could see what good there is for the sons of men to do under heaven the few years of their lives.

King James Bible
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 2:3 • Ecclesiastes 2:3 NIV • Ecclesiastes 2:3 NLT • Ecclesiastes 2:3 ESV • Ecclesiastes 2:3 NASB • Ecclesiastes 2:3 KJV • Ecclesiastes 2:3 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 2:3 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 2:3 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 2:3 German Bible

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