Ecclesiastes 3:10
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I have seen the burden that God has laid upon the sons of men to occupy them.

Young's Literal Translation
I have seen the travail that God hath given to the sons of man to be humbled by it.

King James Bible
I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.

Hebrew
I have seen
רָאִ֣יתִי (rā·’î·ṯî)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular
Strong's 7200: To see

the burden
הָֽעִנְיָ֗ן (hā·‘in·yān)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 6045: Ado, employment, an affair

that
אֲשֶׁ֨ר (’ă·šer)
Pronoun - relative
Strong's 834: Who, which, what, that, when, where, how, because, in order that

God
אֱלֹהִ֛ים (’ĕ·lō·hîm)
Noun - masculine plural
Strong's 430: gods -- the supreme God, magistrates, a superlative

has laid
נָתַ֧ן (nā·ṯan)
Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 5414: To give, put, set

on men
לִבְנֵ֥י (liḇ·nê)
Preposition-l | Noun - masculine plural construct
Strong's 1121: A son

to occupy them.
לַעֲנ֥וֹת (la·‘ă·nō·wṯ)
Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's 6031: To be bowed down or afflicted

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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