The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 2:8 Explained

Ecclesiastes 2:8

KJV: I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

YLT: I gathered for me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces. I prepared for me men-singers and women-singers, and the luxuries of the sons of man -- a wife and wives.

Darby: I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces; I got me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the children of men, a wife and concubines.

ASV: I gathered me also silver and gold, and the treasure of kings and of the provinces; I gat me men-singers and women-singers, and the delights of the sons of men, musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

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CONTEXT: What is the Context of Ecclesiastes 2:8?

MEANING: What does Ecclesiastes 2:8 Mean?

WORDS: What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 2:8 mean?

RELATIONS: What do the major concepts mean in Ecclesiastes 2:8?

What is the context of Ecclesiastes 2:8?

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, [as] musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

What does Ecclesiastes 2:8 Mean?

Context Summary

Ecclesiastes 2:1-17 - 24-26, Vain Undertakings

At the beginning of his search for happiness Solomon erected a splendid home and planned all kinds of delights of an artistic and sensuous nature. There were gardens, pools of crystal water, fruit trees, meadows filled with cattle, regal splendor, musicians who poured into the palace their sweet melodies. He went further, adding to architecture and art his intellectual pursuits. But when he had gone to the furthest limit, he turned from it all, with the old gnawing at his heart-Vanity of vanities!

A few days before the death of the great Cardinal Mazarin, he was heard by a friend to utter something of the same sad refrain. "I was walking," says this friend, "in one of the apartments of the palace, when I recognized the approach of the Cardinal by the sound of his slippered feet, which he dragged one after the other as a man suffering from a mortal malady. I concealed myself behind the tapestry and heard him say, as he looked at one picture and rare treasure after another, "˜I must leave all these.'" Let us, in the light of these things, ponder again those words of Christ in Luke 12:33. [source]

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 2

¹ the vanity of human courses is the work of pleasure
¹² Though the wise be better than the fool, yet both have one event
¹⁸ The vanity of human labor, in leaving it they know not to whom
²⁴ Nothing better than joy in our labor but that is God's gift

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 2:8 mean?

I gathered for myself also silver and gold and the special treasures of kings and of the provinces Acquired I male and female singers and the delights of the sons of men many and [and] musical instruments of [all kinds]

כָּנַ֤סְתִּי לִי֙ גַּם־ כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת מְלָכִ֖ים וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתִי לִ֜י שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁר֗וֹת וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם שִׁדָּ֥ה וְשִׁדּֽוֹת

כָּנַ֤סְתִּי	I gathered
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: כָּנַס Sense: to gather, collect, wrap.
לִי֙	for myself
Parse: Preposition, first person common singular
גַּם־	also
Parse: Conjunction Root: גַּם Sense: also, even, indeed, moreover, yea.
כֶּ֣סֶף	silver
Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: כֶּסֶף Sense: silver, money.
וְזָהָ֔ב	and gold
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine singular Root: זָהָב Sense: gold.
וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת	and the special treasures
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine singular construct Root: סְגֻלָּה Sense: possession, property.
מְלָכִ֖ים	of kings
Parse: Noun, masculine plural Root: מֶלֶךְ Sense: king.
וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת	and of the provinces
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Article, Noun, feminine plural Root: מְדִינָה Sense: province, district.
עָשִׂ֨יתִי	Acquired
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make.
שָׁרִ֣ים	male
Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine plural Root: שִׁיר Sense: to sing.
וְשָׁר֗וֹת	and female singers
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Participle, feminine plural Root: שִׁיר Sense: to sing.
וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת	and the delights
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, masculine plural construct Root: תַּעֲנוּג Sense: daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight, pleasantness, delight, comfort.
בְּנֵ֥י	of the sons
Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: בֵּן Sense: son, grandson, child, member of a group.
הָאָדָ֖ם	of men
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind.
שִׁדָּ֥ה	many
Parse: Noun, feminine singular Root: שִׁדָּה Sense: concubine, wife, harem.
וְשִׁדּֽוֹת	and [and] musical instruments of [all kinds]
Parse: Conjunctive waw, Noun, feminine plural Root: שִׁדָּה Sense: concubine, wife, harem.

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