Ecclesiastes 2:10
And whatsoever mine eyes desired I kept not from them, I withheld not my heart from any joy; for my heart rejoiced in all my labour: and this was my portion of all my labour.
Original Language Analysis
וְכֹל֙
H3605
וְכֹל֙
Strong's:
H3605
Word #:
1 of 23
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
H834
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
Strong's:
H834
Word #:
2 of 23
who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc
שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ
desired
H7592
שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ
desired
Strong's:
H7592
Word #:
3 of 23
to inquire; by implication, to request; by extension, to demand
עֵינַ֔י
And whatsoever mine eyes
H5869
עֵינַ֔י
And whatsoever mine eyes
Strong's:
H5869
Word #:
4 of 23
an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)
לֹ֥א
H3808
לֹ֥א
Strong's:
H3808
Word #:
5 of 23
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
אָצַ֖לְתִּי
I kept
H680
אָצַ֖לְתִּי
I kept
Strong's:
H680
Word #:
6 of 23
properly, to join; used only as a denominative from h0681; to separate; hence, to select, refuse, contract
לֹֽא
H3808
לֹֽא
Strong's:
H3808
Word #:
8 of 23
not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
מָנַ֨עְתִּי
not from them I withheld
H4513
מָנַ֨עְתִּי
not from them I withheld
Strong's:
H4513
Word #:
9 of 23
to debar (negatively or positively) from benefit or injury
אֶת
H853
אֶת
Strong's:
H853
Word #:
10 of 23
properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)
לִבִּ֤י
for my heart
H3820
לִבִּ֤י
for my heart
Strong's:
H3820
Word #:
11 of 23
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
מִכָּל
H3605
מִכָּל
Strong's:
H3605
Word #:
12 of 23
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
שִׂמְחָ֗ה
from any joy
H8057
שִׂמְחָ֗ה
from any joy
Strong's:
H8057
Word #:
13 of 23
blithesomeness or glee, (religious or festival)
כִּֽי
H3588
כִּֽי
Strong's:
H3588
Word #:
14 of 23
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
לִבִּ֤י
for my heart
H3820
לִבִּ֤י
for my heart
Strong's:
H3820
Word #:
15 of 23
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
מִכָּל
H3605
מִכָּל
Strong's:
H3605
Word #:
17 of 23
properly, the whole; hence, all, any or every (in the singular only, but often in a plural sense)
עֲמָלִֽי׃
in all my labour
H5999
עֲמָלִֽי׃
in all my labour
Strong's:
H5999
Word #:
18 of 23
toil, i.e., wearing effort; hence, worry, whether of body or mind
וְזֶֽה
H2088
הָיָ֥ה
H1961
הָיָ֥ה
Strong's:
H1961
Word #:
20 of 23
to exist, i.e., be or become, come to pass (always emphatic, and not a mere copula or auxiliary)
חֶלְקִ֖י
and this was my portion
H2506
חֶלְקִ֖י
and this was my portion
Strong's:
H2506
Word #:
21 of 23
properly, smoothness (of the tongue)
Cross References
Ecclesiastes 9:9Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun.Ecclesiastes 3:22Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?Ecclesiastes 5:18Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.Psalms 119:37Turn away mine eyes from beholding vanity; and quicken thou me in thy way.Psalms 128:2For thou shalt eat the labour of thine hands: happy shalt thou be, and it shall be well with thee.