Ecclesiastes 3
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- 1For everything there is a season, and a time for every purpose under heaven:
- 2A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck up that which is planted;
- 3A time to kill, And a time to heal; A time to break down, And a time to build up;
- 4A time to weep, And a time to laugh; A time to mourn, And a time to dance;
- 5A time to cast away stones, And a time to gather stones together; A time to embrace, And a time to refrain from embracing;
- 6A time to seek, And a time to lose; A time to keep, And a time to cast away;
- 7A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;
- 8A time to love, And a time to hate; A time for war, And a time for peace.
- 9What profit has he who works in that in which he labors?
- 10I have seen the burden which God has given to the sons of men to be afflicted with.
- 11He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַכֹּ֥ל
- עָשָׂ֖ה
- עָשָׂ֖ה'a.Sahhe has madeH6213H
- יָפֶ֣ה
- יָפֶ֣הya.PehbeautifulH3303
- בְעִתּ֑וֹ
- גַּ֤ם
- גַּ֤םgamalsoH1571
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הָעֹלָם֙
- נָתַ֣ן
- נָתַ֣ןna.Tanhe has putH5414H
- בְּלִבָּ֔ם
- מִבְּלִ֞י
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר
- אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.SherwhichH0834A
- לֹא־
- לֹאlo'-notH3808
- יִמְצָ֣א
- יִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'he will findH4672
- הָאָדָ֗ם
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה
- אֲשֶׁר־
- אֲשֶׁר'a.Sher-whichH0834A
- עָשָׂ֥ה
- עָשָׂ֥ה'a.Sahhe has doneH6213A
- הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- מֵרֹ֥אשׁ
- וְעַד־
- סֽוֹף׃
- סֽוֹףSofendH5490
- אֶת־
- 12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice, and to do good as long as they live.
- 13Also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy good in all his labor, is the gift of God.
- 14I know that whatever God does, it shall be forever. Nothing can be added to it, nor anything taken from it; and God has done it, that men should fear before him.
- יָדַ֗עְתִּי
- יָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiI knowH3045
- כִּ֠י
- כִּ֠יkithatH3588A
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-allH3605
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר
- אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherthatH0834A
- יַעֲשֶׂ֤ה
- יַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.Sehhe doesH6213A
- הָאֱלֹהִים֙
- ה֚וּא
- ה֚וּאhu'itH1931
- יִהְיֶ֣ה
- יִהְיֶ֣הyih.Yehit will beH1961
- לְעוֹלָ֔ם
- עָלָיו֙
- אֵ֣ין
- אֵ֣ין'einnotH0369
- לְהוֹסִ֔יף
- וּמִמֶּ֖נּוּ
- אֵ֣ין
- אֵ֣ין'einnotH0369
- לִגְרֹ֑עַ
- וְהָאֱלֹהִ֣ים
- עָשָׂ֔ה
- עָשָׂ֔ה'a.Sahhe has actedH6213A
- שֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּ
- מִלְּפָנָֽיו׃
- יָדַ֗עְתִּי
- 15That which is has been long ago, and that which is to be has been long ago: and God seeks again that which is passed away.
- מַה־
- מַהmah-whateverH4100
- שֶּֽׁהָיָה֙
- כְּבָ֣ר
- כְּבָ֣רke.Var[has been] alreadyH3528
- ה֔וּא
- ה֔וּאHu'itH1931
- וַאֲשֶׁ֥ר
- לִהְי֖וֹת
- כְּבָ֣ר
- כְּבָ֣רke.VaralreadyH3528
- הָיָ֑ה
- הָיָ֑הha.Yahit has beenH1961
- וְהָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
- יְבַקֵּ֥שׁ
- יְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.Keshhe will seekH1245
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- נִרְדָּֽף׃
- נִרְדָּֽףnir.Daf[what] was pursuedH7291
- מַה־
- 16Moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
- 17I said in my heart, "God will judge the righteous and the wicked; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work."
- אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
- אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiI saidH0559
- אֲנִי֙
- אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH0589
- בְּלִבִּ֔י
- אֶת־
- אֶת'et-<obj.>H0853
- הַצַּדִּיק֙
- וְאֶת־
- הָ֣רָשָׁ֔ע
- יִשְׁפֹּ֖ט
- יִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.Pothe will judgeH8199
- הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- עֵ֣ת
- עֵ֣ת'eta timeH6256
- לְכָל־
- חֵ֔פֶץ
- חֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzmatterH2656
- וְעַ֥ל
- כָּל־
- כָּלkol-everyH3605
- הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖ה
- שָֽׁם׃
- שָֽׁםShamthereH8033G
- אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
- 18I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
- אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
- אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiI saidH0559
- אֲנִי֙
- אֲנִי֙'a.NiIH0589
- בְּלִבִּ֔י
- עַל־
- עַל'al-onH5921A
- דִּבְרַת֙
- דִּבְרַת֙div.Ratcause ofH1700
- בְּנֵ֣י
- בְּנֵ֣יbe.Nei[the] children ofH1121A
- הָאָדָ֔ם
- לְבָרָ֖ם
- הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
- וְלִרְא֕וֹת
- שְׁהֶם־
- בְּהֵמָ֥ה
- בְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.Mah[are] animal[s]H0929
- הֵ֖מָּה
- הֵ֖מָּהHe.mahtheyH1992
- לָהֶֽם׃
- אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
- 19For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.
- כִּי֩
- כִּי֩kiforH3588A
- מִקְרֶ֨ה
- מִקְרֶ֨הmik.Reh[the] fate ofH4745
- בְֽנֵי־
- בְֽנֵיve.nei-[the] children ofH1121A
- הָאָדָ֜ם
- וּמִקְרֶ֣ה
- הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה
- וּמִקְרֶ֤ה
- אֶחָד֙
- אֶחָד֙'e.ChadoneH0259
- לָהֶ֔ם
- כְּמ֥וֹת
- זֶה֙
- זֶה֙zehthisH2088
- כֵּ֣ן
- כֵּ֣ןkensoH3651C
- מ֣וֹת
- מ֣וֹתMot[the] death ofH4194
- זֶ֔ה
- זֶ֔הZehthisH2088
- וְר֥וּחַ
- אֶחָ֖ד
- אֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadoneH0259
- לַכֹּ֑ל
- וּמוֹתַ֨ר
- הָאָדָ֤ם
- מִן־
- מִןmin-[is] more thanH4480A
- הַבְּהֵמָה֙
- אָ֔יִן
- אָ֔יִן'A.yinnotH0369
- כִּ֥י
- כִּ֥יkiforH3588A
- הַכֹּ֖ל
- הָֽבֶל׃
- הָֽבֶלHa.vel[is] futilityH1892
- כִּי֩
- 20All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
- 21Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
- 22Therefore I saw that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion: for who can bring him to see what will be after him?
- וְרָאִ֗יתִי
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkithatH3588A
- אֵ֥ין
- אֵ֥ין'einthere notH0369
- טוֹב֙
- טוֹב֙tOv[is] goodH2896A
- מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר
- יִשְׂמַ֤ח
- יִשְׂמַ֤חyis.Machhe will be happyH8055
- הָאָדָם֙
- בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו
- כִּי־
- כִּיki-forH3588A
- ה֖וּא
- ה֖וּאhu'thatH1931
- חֶלְק֑וֹ
- כִּ֣י
- כִּ֣יkiforH3588A
- מִ֤י
- מִ֤יmiwho?H4310
- יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙
- לִרְא֔וֹת
- בְּמֶ֖ה
- שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה
- אַחֲרָֽיו׃
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