9. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 2:9:1 ⧉וְגָדַ֣לְתִּיvegadaltiand I became great Ecclesiastes 2:9:2 ⧉וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּיvehosaftiand I increased or added Ecclesiastes 2:9:3 ⧉מִכֹּ֛לmikolfrom all Ecclesiastes 2:9:4 ⧉שֶׁהָיָ֥הshehayathat was Ecclesiastes 2:9:5 ⧉לְפָנַ֖יlefanaibefore me Ecclesiastes 2:9:6 ⧉בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִםbirushalimin Jerusalem Ecclesiastes 2:9:7 ⧉אַ֥ףafalso or even Ecclesiastes 2:9:8 ⧉חָכְמָתִ֖יkhokhmatimy wisdom Ecclesiastes 2:9:9 ⧉עָ֥מְדָהamedastood or remained Ecclesiastes 2:9:10 ⧉לִּֽי׃lifor me or with me |
9. Formal Translation So I rose to greatness and had more than all who were before me in Jerusalem; yet my wisdom stayed with me. |
9. Dynamic Translation I became influential and outdid everyone who preceded me in Jerusalem; even then, my wisdom persisted with me. |