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Ecclesiastes 2:8
English Standard Version
Ecclesiastes 2:8
English Standard Version
8 I also gathered for myself silver and (A)gold and the treasure of (B)kings and (C)provinces. I got (D)singers, both men and women, and many (E)concubines,[a] the delight of the sons of man.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew word is uncertain
Ecclesiastes 2:8
New International Version
Ecclesiastes 2:8
New International Version
8 I amassed silver and gold(A) for myself, and the treasure of kings and provinces.(B) I acquired male and female singers,(C) and a harem[a] as well—the delights of a man’s heart.
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- Ecclesiastes 2:8 The meaning of the Hebrew for this phrase is uncertain.
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