Ecclesiastes 2:8
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
and I accumulated for myself silver and gold and the treasure of kings and provinces. I gathered to myself male and female singers, and the delights of the sons of men— many concubines.

Young's Literal Translation
I gathered for me also silver and gold, and the peculiar treasure of kings and of the provinces. I prepared for me men-singers and women-singers, and the luxuries of the sons of man—a wife and wives.

King James Bible
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.

Hebrew
and I
גַּם־ (gam-)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

accumulated
כָּנַ֤סְתִּי (kā·nas·tî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 3664: To collect, to enfold

for myself
לִי֙ (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

silver
כֶּ֣סֶף (ke·sep̄)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3701: Silver, money

and gold
וְזָהָ֔ב (wə·zā·hāḇ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 2091: Gold, something gold-colored, as oil, a clear sky

and the treasure
וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת (ū·sə·ḡul·laṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct
Strong's 5459: Possession, property

of kings
מְלָכִ֖ים (mə·lā·ḵîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 4428: A king

and provinces.
וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת (wə·ham·mə·ḏî·nō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw, Article | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 4082: A judgeship, jurisdiction, a district, a region

I gathered
עָשִׂ֨יתִי (‘ā·śî·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 6213: To do, make

to myself
לִ֜י (lî)
Preposition | first person common singular
Strong's Hebrew

male and
שָׁרִ֣ים (šā·rîm)
Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

female singers,
וְשָׁר֗וֹת (wə·šā·rō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine plural
Strong's 7891: To sing

and the delights
וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת (wə·ṯa·‘ă·nū·ḡōṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 8588: Daintiness, luxury, exquisite delight

of the sons
בְּנֵ֥י (bə·nê)
Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

of men—
הָאָדָ֖ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

many
שִׁדָּ֥ה (šid·dāh)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 7705: Perhaps a mistress

concubines.
וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃ (wə·šid·dō·wṯ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine plural
Strong's 7705: Perhaps a mistress

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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