Ecclesiastes 2:8

כָּנַ֣סְתִּי לִ֗י גַּם כֶּ֤סֶף וְזָהָב֙ וּסְגֻלַּ֣ת מְלָכִ֔ים וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת עָשִׂ֣יתִי לִ֗י שָׁרִ֤ים וְשָׁרוֹת֙ וְתַעֲנוּג֣וֹת בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם שִׁדָּ֖ה וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃

kanastiy liy gam kesef vzahab vsgulat mlakiym vhamdiynvot ʿashiytiy liy shariym vsharvot vtaʿanvgvot bney haʾadam shidah vshidvot

King James Version (KJV)

I gathered me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces: I gat me men singers and women singers, and the delights of the sons of men, as musical instruments, and that of all sorts.

Modern English

I also gathered for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I got singers, both men and women, and many concubines, the delight of the sons of man.

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