Ecclesiastes 1
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- 1The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem.
- 2Vanity of vanities, saith the Preacher; vanity of vanities, all is vanity.
- 3What profit hath man of all his labor wherein he laboreth under the sun?
- 4One generation goeth, and another generation cometh; but the earth abideth for ever.
- 5The sun also ariseth, and the sun goeth down, and hasteth to its place where it ariseth.
- 6The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it turneth about continually in its course, and the wind returneth again to its circuits.
- הוֹלֵךְ֙
- הוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh[it is] goingH1980I
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- דָּר֔וֹם
- דָּר֔וֹםda.Rom[the] southH1864
- וְסוֹבֵ֖ב
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- צָפ֑וֹן
- צָפ֑וֹןtza.Fon[the] northH6828G
- סוֹבֵ֤ב׀
- סוֹבֵ֤בso.Vevcircling aroundH5437H
- סֹבֵב֙
- סֹבֵב֙so.Vevcircling aroundH5437H
- הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
- הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[is] goingH1980I
- הָר֔וּחַ
- וְעַל־
- סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו
- שָׁ֥ב
- שָׁ֥בshav[is] returningH7725G
- הָרֽוּחַ׃
- הוֹלֵךְ֙
- 7All the rivers run into the sea, yet the sea is not full; unto the place whither the rivers go, thither they go again.
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַנְּחָלִים֙
- הֹלְכִ֣ים
- הֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.Khim[are] goingH1980I
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- הַיָּ֔ם
- וְהַיָּ֖ם
- אֵינֶ֣נּוּ
- מָלֵ֑א
- מָלֵ֑אma.Le'[is] fullH4392
- אֶל־
- אֶל'el-toH0413
- מְק֗וֹם
- מְק֗וֹםme.Kom[the] placeH4725
- שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙
- הֹֽלְכִ֔ים
- הֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.Khim[are] goingH1980I
- שָׁ֛ם
- שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033G
- הֵ֥ם
- הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992
- שָׁבִ֖ים
- שָׁבִ֖יםsha.Vim[are] returningH7725G
- לָלָֽכֶת׃
- כָּל־
- 8All things are full of weariness; man cannot utter [supplied: it]: the eye is not satisfied with seeing, nor the ear filled with hearing.
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- הַדְּבָרִ֣ים
- יְגֵעִ֔ים
- יְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'Im[are] wearisomeH3023
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יוּכַ֥ל
- יוּכַ֥לyu.Khalhe is ableH3201
- אִ֖ישׁ
- אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH0376I
- לְדַבֵּ֑ר
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- תִשְׂבַּ֥ע
- תִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'it is satisfiedH7646
- עַ֙יִן֙
- עַ֙יִן֙'a.yinan eyeH5869A
- לִרְא֔וֹת
- וְלֹא־
- תִמָּלֵ֥א
- תִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'it is filledH4390
- אֹ֖זֶן
- אֹ֖זֶן'O.zenan earH0241G
- מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃
- כָּל־
- 9That which hath been is that which shall be; and that which hath been done is that which shall be done: and there is no new thing under the sun.
- 10Is there a thing whereof it may be said, See, this is new? it hath been long ago, in the ages which were before us.
- יֵ֥שׁ
- יֵ֥שׁyesh[is] there?H3426
- דָּבָ֛ר
- דָּבָ֛רda.VaranythingH1697I
- שֶׁיֹּאמַ֥ר
- רְאֵה־
- רְאֵהre.'eh-seeH7200I
- זֶ֖ה
- זֶ֖הzehthisH2088
- חָדָ֣שׁ
- חָדָ֣שׁcha.Dash[is] newH2319H
- ה֑וּא
- ה֑וּאHu'itH1931
- כְּבָר֙
- כְּבָר֙ke.VaralreadyH3528
- הָיָ֣ה
- הָיָ֣הha.Yahit has beenH1961
- לְעֹֽלָמִ֔ים
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- הָיָ֖ה
- הָיָ֖הha.Yahit wasH1961
- מִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃
- יֵ֥שׁ
- 11There is no remembrance of the former [supplied: generations]; neither shall there be any remembrance of the latter [supplied: generations] that are to come, among those that shall come after.
- 12I the Preacher was king over Israel in Jerusalem.
- 13And I applied my heart to seek and to search out by wisdom concerning all that is done under heaven: it is a sore travail that God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
- וְנָתַ֣תִּי
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- לִבִּ֗י
- לִדְר֤וֹשׁ
- וְלָתוּר֙
- בַּֽחָכְמָ֔ה
- עַ֛ל
- עַ֛ל'alonH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
- נַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.Sahit has been doneH6213A
- תַּ֣חַת
- תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478G
- הַשָּׁמָ֑יִם
- ה֣וּא׀
- ה֣וּאhu'itH1931
- עִנְיַ֣ן
- עִנְיַ֣ן'in.Yan[is] a task ofH6045
- רָ֗ע
- רָ֗עRa'evilH7451A
- נָתַ֧ן
- נָתַ֧ןna.Tan[which] he has givenH5414H
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים
- אֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimGodH0430G
- לִבְנֵ֥י
- הָאָדָ֖ם
- לַעֲנ֥וֹת
- בּֽוֹ׃
- 14I have seen all the works that are done under the sun; and, behold, all is vanity and a striving after wind.
- 15That which is crooked cannot be made straight; and that which is wanting cannot be numbered.
- 16I communed with mine own hear, saying, Lo, I have gotten me great wisdom above all that were before me in Jerusalem; yea, my heart hath had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
- דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי
- דִּבַּ֨רְתִּיdi.Bar.tiI have spokenH1696G
- אֲנִ֤י
- אֲנִ֤י'a.NiIH0589
- עִם־
- עִם'im-withH5973A
- לִבִּי֙
- לֵאמֹ֔ר
- אֲנִ֗י
- אֲנִ֗י'a.NiIH0589
- הִנֵּ֨ה
- הִנֵּ֨הhi.Nehhere!H2009
- הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי
- הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּיhig.Dal.tiI have made greatH1431
- וְהוֹסַ֙פְתִּי֙
- חָכְמָ֔ה
- חָכְמָ֔הchokh.mahwisdomH2451
- עַ֛ל
- עַ֛ל'alaboveH5921A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-[one] whoH0834A
- הָיָ֥ה
- הָיָ֥הha.Yahhe wasH1961
- לְפָנַ֖י
- עַל־
- עַל'al-overH5921A
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
- יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑םye.ru.sha.LimJerusalemH3389
- וְלִבִּ֛י
- רָאָ֥ה
- רָאָ֥הra.'Ahit has seenH7200H
- הַרְבֵּ֖ה
- הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.BehmuchH7235A
- חָכְמָ֥ה
- חָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahwisdomH2451
- וָדָֽעַת׃
- דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי
- 17And I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also was a striving after wind.
- 18For in much wisdom is much grief; and he that increaseth knowledge increaseth sorrow.
Words in italics were supplied by the translators.
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