Ecclesiastes 5:11

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Ecclesiastes 5:11


← Ecclesiastes 5:10 Ecclesiastes 5:11 (KJV) Ecclesiastes 5:12 →
He that loveth silver shall not be satisfied with silver; nor he that loveth abundance with increase: this is also vanity.
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
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.

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

When goodsH2896 increaseH7235, they are increasedH7231 that eatH398 them: and what goodH3788 is there to the ownersH1167 thereof, savingH518 the beholdingH7207 H7212 of them with their eyesH5869?


Original Hebrew

בִּרְבֹות הַטֹּובָה רַבּוּ אֹוכְלֶיהָ וּמַה־כִּשְׁרֹון לִבְעָלֶיהָ כִּי אִם־ [רְאִיַּת כ] (רְאוּת ק) עֵינָיו׃

Hebrew Transliteration Strong's Morphology Gloss
בִּ/רְבוֹת֙
bi/r.Vot H7235 HR/Vqc when/ increases
הַ/טּוֹבָ֔ה
ha./to.Vah H2896 HTd/Aafsa the/ good
רַבּ֖וּ
ra.Bu H7235 HVqp3cp they increase
אוֹכְלֶ֑י/הָ
'okh.Lei./ha H398 HVqrmpc/Sp3fs (those who) consume/ it
וּ/מַה
u./mah- H4100 HC/Ti and/ what?
כִּשְׁרוֹן֙
kish.rOn H3788 HNcmsa profit
לִ/בְעָלֶ֔י/הָ
li/v.'a.Lei./ha H1167 HR/Ncmpc/Sp3fs (belongs) to/ owner(s)/ its
כִּ֖י
ki H3588 HC that
אִם
'im- H518 HC except
[ראית כ] (רְא֥וּת ק)
[rᵉʼîyth כ] (re.'i.yat ק) H7212 כ [HNcmsc כ] (HNcfsc ק) ((the) sight of ק)
עֵינָֽי/ו
'ei.Na/v H5869 HNcbdc/Sp3ms eyes/ his
Where the Hebrew text is written one way but traditionally read another, both are shown: [written form כ] (Ketiv) and (read form ק) (Qere).
Strong's References
  • H398 — אָכַל (ʼâkal, aw-kal'): a primitive root; to eat (literally or figuratively); [idiom] at all, burn up, consume, devour(-er, up), dine, eat(-er, up), feed (with), food, [idiom] freely, [idiom] in...wise(-deed, plenty), (lay) meat, [idiom] quite.
  • H518 — אִם (ʼim, eem): a primitive particle; used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not; (and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), though, [phrase] of a truth, [phrase] unless, [phrase] verily, when, whereas, whether, while, [phrase] yet.
  • H1167 — בַּעַל (baʻal, bah'-al): from בָּעַל (bâʻal) H1166; a master; hence, a husband, or (figuratively) owner (often used with another noun in modifications of this latter sense); [phrase] archer, [phrase] babbler, [phrase] bird, captain, chief man, [phrase] confederate, [phrase] have to do, [phrase] dreamer, those to whom it is due, [phrase] furious, those that are given to it, great, [phrase] hairy, he that hath it, have, [phrase] horseman, husband, lord, man, [phrase] married, master, person, [phrase] sworn, they of.
  • H2896 — טוֹב (ṭôwb, tobe): from טוֹב (ṭôwb) H2895; good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well); beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant, [phrase] pleaseth, pleasure, precious, prosperity, ready, sweet, wealth, welfare, (be) well(-favoured).
  • H3788 — כִּשְׁרוֹן (kishrôwn, kish-rone'): from כָּשֵׁר (kâshêr) H3787; success, advantage; equity, good, right.
  • H5869 — עַיִן (ʻayin, ah'-yin): probably a primitive word; an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape); affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him, [phrase] humble, knowledge, look, ([phrase] well), [idiom] me, open(-ly), [phrase] (not) please, presence, [phrase] regard, resemblance, sight, [idiom] thee, [idiom] them, [phrase] think, [idiom] us, well, [idiom] you(-rselves).
  • H7207 — רַאֲוָה (raʼăvâh, rah-av-aw'): from רָאָה (râʼâh) H7200; sight, i.e. satisfaction; behold.
  • H7212 — רְאִית (rᵉʼîyth, reh-eeth'): from רָאָה (râʼâh) H7200; sight; beholding.
  • H7231 — רָבַב (râbab, raw-bab'): a primitive root; (compare רָבִיב (râbîyb) H7241); also as denominative from רְבָבָה (rᵉbâbâh) H7233; properly, to cast together , i.e. increase, especially in number; to multiply by the myriad; increase, be many(-ifold), be more, multiply, ten thousands.
  • H7235 — רָבָה (râbâh, raw-baw'): a primitive root; to increase (in whatever respect); (bring in) abundance ([idiom] -antly), [phrase] archer (by mistake for רָבַב (râbab) H7232), be in authority, bring up, [idiom] continue, enlarge, excel, exceeding(-ly), be full of, (be, make) great(-er, -ly, [idiom] -ness), grow up, heap, increase, be long, (be, give, have, make, use) many (a time), (any, be, give, give the, have) more (in number), (ask, be, be so, gather, over, take, yield) much (greater, more), (make to) multiply, nourish, plenty(-eous), [idiom] process (of time), sore, store, thoroughly, very.

The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:

  • H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
  • H4100 — מָה (mâh, maw): or מַה (mah); or מָ (mâ); or מַ (ma); also מֶה (meh); a primitive particle; properly, interrogative what? (including how? why? when?); but also exclamation, what! (including how!), or indefinitely what (including whatever, and even relatively, that which); often used with prefixes in various adverbial or conjunctive senses; how (long, oft, (-soever)), (no-) thing, what (end, good, purpose, thing), whereby(-fore, -in, -to, -with), (for) why.
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