In Ecclesiastes 2 of Ecclesiastes .
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards:
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הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי higdalti be הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי higdalti be גָּדַל verb, hiphil, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “be”, a completed action H1431 to be (causatively make) large (in various senses, as in body, mind, estate or honor, also in pride) advance, boast, bring up, exceed, excellent, be(-come, do, give, make, wax), great(-er, come to... estate, [phrase] things), grow(up), increase, lift up, magnify(-ifical), be much set by, nourish (up), pass, promote, proudly (spoken), towe… מַעֲשָׂ֑י maasay business מַעֲשָׂ֑י maasay business מַעֲשֶׂה noun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “business”, the of-form, joined to the next word H4639 an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property act, art, [phrase] bakemeat, business, deed, do(-ing), labor, thing made, ware of making, occupation, thing offered, operation, possession, [idiom] well, (handy-, needle-, net-) work(ing, -manship), wrought. בָּנִ֤יתִי baniti build בָּנִ֤יתִי baniti build בָּנָה verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “build”, a completed action H1129 to build (literally and figuratively) (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely. לִי֙ li to לִי֙ li to לִי֙ preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to” to בָּתִּ֔ים batim family בָּתִּ֔ים batim family בַּיִת noun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “family”, the ordinary form H1004 a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,… נָטַ֥עְתִּי natati plant נָטַ֥עְתִּי natati plant נָטַע verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “plant”, a completed action H5193 properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively) fastened, plant(-er). לִ֖י li to לִ֖י li to לִ֖י preposition, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “to” to כְּרָמִֽים ׃ keramim vineyard כְּרָמִֽים keramim vineyard כֶּרֶם noun, common, both genders, plural, absolute — “vineyard”, the ordinary form H3754 a garden or vineyard vines, (increase of the) vineyard(-s), vintage. See also H1021 (בֵּית הַכֶּרֶם). Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
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American Standard Version (1901) I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
Young’s Literal Translation I made great my works, I builded for me houses, I planted for me vineyards.
World English Bible I made myself great works. I built myself houses. I planted myself vineyards.
Darby Translation I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
Douay-Rheims I made me great works, I built me houses, and planted vineyards,
Jewish Publication Society (1917) I made me great works; I builded me houses; I planted me vineyards;
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English I enlarged my work; I built me houses; I planted me vineyards.
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Ἐμεγάλυνα ποίημἀ μου, ᾠκοδόμησά μοι οἴκους, ἐφύτευσά μοι ἀμπελῶνας,
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