The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 5:15 Explained

Ecclesiastes 5:15

KJV: As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

YLT: As he came out from the belly of his mother, naked he turneth back to go as he came, and he taketh not away anything of his labour, that doth go in his hand.

Darby: As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go away again as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.

ASV: As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

As he came forth  of his mother's  womb,  naked  shall he return  to go  as he came,  and shall take  nothing  of his labour,  which he may carry away  in his hand. 

What does Ecclesiastes 5:15 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 5:15 mean?

as he came from womb of his mother naked shall he return to go as he came and nothing he shall take from his labor which he may carry away in his hand
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֙וּמָה֙ לֹא־ יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ

יָצָא֙  he  came 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: יׄוצֵאת 
Sense: to go out, come out, exit, go forth.
מִבֶּ֣טֶן  from  womb 
Parse: Preposition-m, Noun, feminine singular construct
Root: בֶּטֶן  
Sense: belly, womb, body.
אִמּ֔וֹ  of  his  mother 
Parse: Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: אֵם  
Sense: mother.
עָר֛וֹם  naked 
Parse: Adjective, masculine singular
Root: עָרֹום  
Sense: naked, bare.
יָשׁ֥וּב  shall  he  return 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: שׁוּב  
Sense: to return, turn back.
לָלֶ֖כֶת  to  go 
Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א  as  he  came 
Parse: Preposition-k, Pronoun, relative, Verb, Qal, Perfect, third person masculine singular
Root: בֹּוא 
Sense: to go in, enter, come, go, come in.
לֹא־  nothing 
Parse: Adverb, Negative particle
Root: הֲלֹא 
Sense: not, no.
יִשָּׂ֣א  he  shall  take 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: נָשָׂא  
Sense: to lift, bear up, carry, take.
בַעֲמָל֔וֹ  from  his  labor 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמָל  
Sense: .
שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ  which  he  may  carry  away 
Parse: Pronoun, relative, Verb, Hifil, Imperfect Jussive, third person masculine singular
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
בְּיָדֽוֹ  in  his  hand 
Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, feminine singular construct, third person masculine singular
Root: יָד  
Sense: hand.

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