Ecclesiastes 1:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Is there a case where one can say, “Look, this is new”? It has already existed in the ages before us.

Young's Literal Translation
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King James Bible
Is there [any] thing whereof it may be said, See, this [is] new? it hath been already of old time, which was before us.

Hebrew
Is there [a case]
יֵ֥שׁ (yêš)
Adverb
Strong's 3426: Being, substance, existence, is

where one can say,
שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר (še·yō·mar)
Pronoun - relative | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 559: To utter, say

“Look,
רְאֵה־ (rə·’êh-)
Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular
Strong's 7200: To see

this
זֶ֖ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

is new”?
חָדָ֣שׁ (ḥā·ḏāš)
Adjective - masculine singular
Strong's 2319: New

It
ה֑וּא (hū)
Pronoun - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1931: He, self, the same, this, that, as, are

has already
כְּבָר֙ (kə·ḇār)
Adverb
Strong's 3528: Extent of time, a great while, long ago, formerly, hitherto

existed
הָיָ֣ה (hā·yāh)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 1961: To fall out, come to pass, become, be

in the ages
לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים (lə·‘ō·lā·mîm)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 5769: Concealed, eternity, frequentatively, always

before us.
מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃ (mil·lə·p̄ā·nê·nū)
Preposition-m, Preposition-l | Noun - common plural construct | first person common plural
Strong's 6440: The face

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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