KJV: And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been already done.
YLT: And I turned to see wisdom, and madness, and folly, but what is the man who cometh after the king? that which is already -- they have done it!
Darby: And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly; for what shall the man do that cometh after the king? that which hath already been done.
ASV: And I turned myself to behold wisdom, and madness, and folly: for what can the man do that cometh after the king? even that which hath been done long ago.
וּפָנִ֤יתִֽי | And turned |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive perfect, first person common singular Root: פֹּונֶה Sense: to turn. |
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לִרְא֣וֹת | to consider |
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: רָאָה Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider. |
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חָכְמָ֔ה | wisdom |
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: חָכְמָה Sense: wisdom. |
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וְהוֹלֵל֖וֹת | and madness |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: הֹולֵלֹות Sense: madness. |
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וְסִכְל֑וּת | and folly |
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular Root: סִכְלוּת Sense: folly, foolishness. |
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מֶ֣ה | what [can do] |
Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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הָאָדָ֗ם | the man |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind. |
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שֶׁיָּבוֹא֙ | who succeeds |
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: בֹּוא Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in. |
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אַחֲרֵ֣י | after |
Parse: Preposition Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time). |
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؟ הַמֶּ֔לֶךְ | the king |
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king. |
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אֵ֥ת | - |
Parse: Direct object marker Root: אֹות Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative. |
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אֲשֶׁר־ | [Only] what |
Parse: Pronoun, relative Root: אֲשֶׁר Sense: (relative part.). |
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כְּבָ֖ר | already |
Parse: Adverb Root: כְּבָר Sense: already, long ago, a great while. |
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עָשֽׂוּהוּ | he has done |
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person common plural, third person masculine singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |