Ecclesiastes 5
How to read this: this is a word-for-word rendering straight from the original Hebrew, not a copyrighted translation — the top of each chip is the original word, the bottom is its plain-English sense. Faded chips mark words the Hebrew implies but wouldn't literally be spoken in English. Click any word for its full Strong's dictionary entry.
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אַל־may notתְּבַהֵ֨לyou be hastyעַל־onפִּ֜יךָmouth yourוְלִבְּךָ֧and heart yourאַל־may notיְמַהֵ֛רit hastenלְהוֹצִ֥יאto bring forthדָבָ֖רa matterלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםthe Godכִּ֣יforהָאֱלֹהִ֤יםthe Godבַּשָּׁמַ֙יִם֙is in the heavensוְאַתָּ֣הand youעַל־are onהָאָ֔רֶץthe earthעַֽל־there-כֵּ֛ן-foreיִהְי֥וּlet them beדְבָרֶ֖יךָwords yourמְעַטִּֽים׃few
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אַל־may notתִּתֵּ֤ןyou permitאֶת־obj.פִּ֙יךָ֙mouth yourלַחֲטִ֣יאto cause to sinאֶת־obj.בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָflesh yourוְאַל־and may notתֹּאמַר֙you sayלִפְנֵ֣יto beforeהַמַּלְאָ֔ךְthe messengerכִּ֥יthatשְׁגָגָ֖הwas inadvertenceהִ֑יאitלָ֣מָּהto why?יִקְצֹ֤ףwill he be angryהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godעַל־towardsקוֹלֶ֔ךָvoice yourוְחִבֵּ֖לand he will destroyאֶת־obj.מַעֲשֵׂ֥הthe work ofיָדֶֽיךָ׃hands your
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אִם־ifעֹ֣שֶׁקoppression ofרָ֠שׁa poor personוְגֵ֨זֶלand robbery ofמִשְׁפָּ֤טjusticeוָצֶ֙דֶק֙and righteousnessתִּרְאֶ֣הyou will seeבַמְּדִינָ֔הin the provinceאַל־do notתִּתְמַ֖הּbe astonishedעַל־onהַחֵ֑פֶץthe matterכִּ֣יforגָבֹ֜הַּa high oneמֵעַ֤לfrom overגָּבֹ֙הַּ֙a high oneשֹׁמֵ֔רis watchingוּגְבֹהִ֖יםand high onesעֲלֵיהֶֽם׃over them
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הִנֵּ֞הhere!אֲשֶׁר־that whichרָאִ֣יתִיI have seenאָ֗נִיIט֣וֹבto be goodאֲשֶׁר־that whichיָפֶ֣הis beautifulלֶֽאֶכוֹל־is to eatוְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹתand to drinkוְלִרְא֨וֹתand to seeטוֹבָ֜הgoodבְּכָל־in allעֲמָל֣וֹ׀toil hisשֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣לthat someone will toilתַּֽחַת־underהַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁthe sunמִסְפַּ֧רthe number ofיְמֵי־the days ofחַיָּ֛יוlife hisאֲשֶׁר־whichנָֽתַן־he has givenל֥וֹto the himהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםthe Godכִּי־forה֥וּאthatחֶלְקֽוֹ׃is portion his
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גַּ֣םalsoכָּֽל־everyהָאָדָ֡םthe personאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomנָֽתַן־he has givenל֣וֹto the himהָאֱלֹהִים֩the Godעֹ֨שֶׁרwealthוּנְכָסִ֜יםand richesוְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹand he has given power himלֶאֱכֹ֤לto eatמִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙from itוְלָשֵׂ֣אתand to receiveאֶת־obj.חֶלְק֔וֹportion hisוְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַand to rejoiceבַּעֲמָל֑וֹin toil hisזֹ֕הthisמַתַּ֥תis a gift ofאֱלֹהִ֖יםGodהִֽיא׃it
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