Ecclesiastes 2:9
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
So I became great and surpassed all in Jerusalem who had preceded me; and my wisdom remained with me.

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
So I was great, and increased more than all that were before me in Jerusalem: also my wisdom remained with me.

Hebrew
So I became great
וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי (wə·ḡā·ḏal·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 1431: To grow up, become great

and surpassed
וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי (wə·hō·w·sap̄·tî)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3254: To add, augment

all
מִכֹּ֛ל (mik·kōl)
Preposition-m | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

in Jerusalem
בִּירוּשָׁלִָ֑ם (bî·rū·šā·lim)
Preposition-b | Noun - proper - feminine singular
Strong's 3389: Jerusalem -- probably 'foundation of peace', capital city of all Israel

who had preceded me;
שֶׁהָיָ֥ה (še·hā·yāh)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

and
אַ֥ף (’ap̄)
Conjunction
Strong's 637: Meaning accession, yea, adversatively though

my wisdom
חָכְמָתִ֖י (ḥā·ḵə·mā·ṯî)
Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular
Strong's 2451: Wisdom

remained with me.
עָ֥מְדָה (‘ā·mə·ḏāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person feminine singular
Strong's 5975: To stand, in various relations

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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