Ecclesiastes 1:3

Hebrew	מַה יִּתְר֖וֹן לָֽאָדָ֑ם בְּכָל עֲמָל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
ESV	What does man gain by all the toil at which he toils under the sun?
NIV	What does man gain from all his labor at which he toils under the sun?
NLT	What do people get for all their hard work under the sun?
LXX	τίς περισσεία τῷplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἀνθρώπῳ ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. παντὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigπᾶς greek Meaning * All * Every * The whole Adjective. Usage in the New Testament The sense of πᾶς depends on whether it modifies a singular or plural noun, and whether that noun is countable or uncountable. With singular countable nouns → "every" John 1:9John 3:16Romans 5:12Matthew 28:19Colossians 1:16Romans 3:23Romans 3:23John 3:16Colossians 1:17 μόχθῳ αὐτοῦplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigαὐτός greek Meaning * He, she, it * Himself, herself, itself * Same Personal pronoun (reflexive). Occurs more than 5,000 times in the New Testament. Core uses Function English Equivalent Typical Translation Example (Greek) Example (English) ᾧ μοχθεῖ ὑπὸ τὸνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ἥλιον
KJV	What profit hath a man of all his labour which he taketh under the sun?

^{Ecclesiastes 1:2 ← Ecclesiastes 1:3 → Ecclesiastes 1:4}

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