The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 5:9 Explained

Ecclesiastes 5:9

KJV: Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

YLT: And the abundance of a land is for all. A king for a field is served.

Darby: Moreover the earth is every way profitable: the king himself is dependent upon the field.

ASV: Moreover the profit of the earth is for all: the king himself is served by the field.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

Moreover the profit  of the earth  is for all: the king  [himself] is served  by the field. 

What does Ecclesiastes 5:9 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 5

1  vanities in divine service
8  in murmuring against oppression
9  and in riches
18  Joy in riches is the gift of God

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 5:9 mean?

Moreover the profit of the land for all is is [even] the king from the field is served
וְיִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּכֹּ֣ל [היא] (ה֑וּא) מֶ֥לֶךְ לְשָׂדֶ֖ה נֶעֱבָֽד

וְיִתְר֥וֹן  Moreover  the  profit 
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular construct
Root: יִתְרֹון  
Sense: advantage, profit, excellency.
אֶ֖רֶץ  of  the  land 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular
Root: אֶרֶץ  
Sense: land, earth.
בַּכֹּ֣ל  for  all 
Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: כֹּל  
Sense: all, the whole.
מֶ֥לֶךְ  [even]  the  king 
Parse: Noun, masculine singular
Root: מֶלֶךְ 
Sense: king.
לְשָׂדֶ֖ה  from  the  field 
Parse: Preposition-l, Noun, masculine singular
Root: שָׂדֶה 
Sense: field, land.
נֶעֱבָֽד  is  served 
Parse: Verb, Nifal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָבַד  
Sense: to work, serve.