Ecclesiastes 2:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Anything my eyes desired, I did not deny myself. I refused my heart no pleasure. For my heart took delight in all my work, and this was the reward for all my labor.

Young's Literal Translation
And all that mine eyes asked I kept not back from them; I withheld not my heart from any joy, for my heart rejoiced because of all my labour, and this hath been my portion, from all my labour,

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
Anything
וְכֹל֙ (wə·ḵōl)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my eyes
עֵינַ֔י (‘ê·nay)
Noun - cdc | first person common singular
Strong's 5869: An eye, a fountain

desired,
שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ (šā·’ă·lū)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural
Strong's 7592: To inquire, to request, to demand

I did not
לֹ֥א (lō)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

deny myself.
אָצַ֖לְתִּי (’ā·ṣal·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 680: To lay aside, reserve, withdraw, withhold

I refused
מָנַ֨עְתִּי (mā·na‘·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 4513: To debar, from benefit, injury

my heart
לִבִּ֜י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

no
לֹֽא־ (lō-)
Adverb - Negative particle
Strong's 3808: Not, no

pleasure.
שִׂמְחָ֗ה (śim·ḥāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 8057: Blithesomeness, glee

For
כִּֽי־ (kî-)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

my heart
לִבִּ֤י (lib·bî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 3820: The heart, the feelings, the will, the intellect, centre

took delight
שָׂמֵ֙חַ֙ (śā·mê·aḥ)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 8055: To brighten up, be, blithe, gleesome

in all
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my work,
עֲמָלִ֔י (‘ă·mā·lî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind

and this
וְזֶֽה־ (wə·zeh-)
Conjunctive waw | Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

was
הָיָ֥ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

the reward
חֶלְקִ֖י (ḥel·qî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2506: Portion, tract, territory

for all
מִכָּל־ (mik·kāl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

my labor.
עֲמָלִֽי׃ (‘ă·mā·lî)
Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 5999: Toil, wearing effort, worry, wheth, of body, mind

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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