Open English Translation (OET)

Hebrew wordlink #279015

OSHB Ecc 2:21 עָמַל (ˊāmal) Strongs=5998 Lemma=‘עָמַל’
contextual word gloss=‘he_toiled’ word gloss=‘worked’
Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular
Year=-977

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Only use of identical word form ‘עָמַל’ (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) in the Hebrew originals

The word form ‘עָמַל’ (Morphology=Vqp3ms PoS=qal_verb Type=perfect_(qatal) Person=third Gender=masculine Number=singular) is always and only glossed as ‘he_toiled’.

ECC 2:21 contextual word gloss=‘he_toiled’ word gloss=‘worked’ OSHB ECC 2:21 word 10

OET-LV: 21 If/because there_is a _person who_toil _of_his was_with_wisdom and_with_knowledge and_with_skill and_to/for_humankind who_not he _toiled in/on/over_him/it he_will _give _it portion _of_his also this is_futility and_an _evil great. (ECC_2:21)

OET-RV: 21 because there are people whose work is in wisdom and knowledge, and in skill.
⇔ However, then a person who hasn’t worked on it, will gain it as their inheritance.
⇔ That also is pointless and a great misfortune (ECC 2:21)