Ecclesiastes 2:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:10 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְכֹל֙
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
עֵינַ֔י
ʻayin
H5869
eye
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
אָצַ֖לְתִּי
ʼâtsal
H680
to withhold
מֵהֶ֑ם
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
מָנַ֨עְתִּי
mânaʻ
H4513
to withhold
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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לִבִּ֜י
lêb
H3820
heart
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
שִׂמְחָ֗ה
simchâh
H8057
joy
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
לִבִּ֤י
lêb
H3820
heart
שָׂמֵ֨חַ֙
sâmêach
H8056
joyful
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲמָלִ֔י
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
וְזֶֽה
zeh
H2088
this
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
חֶלְקִ֖י
chêleq
H2506
portion
מִכָּל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲמָלִֽי
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
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World English Bible Public Domain
Whatever my eyes desired, I didn't keep from them. I didn't withhold my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labor, and this was my portion from all my labor.
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King James Version Public Domain
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And all that my eyes asked, I did not refuse from them. I did not restrain my heart from any joy, because my heart joyful from all my toil and this was my portion from all my toil.
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