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Ecclesiastes 6

Hebrew12 verses
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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יֵ֣שׁthereרָעָ֔הis an evilאֲשֶׁ֥רwhichרָאִ֖יתִיI have seenתַּ֣חַתunderהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁthe sunוְרַבָּ֥הand is greatהִ֖יאitעַל־onהָאָדָֽם׃the humankind
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אִ֣ישׁanyoneאֲשֶׁ֣רwhomיִתֶּן־he givesל֣וֹto the himהָאֱלֹהִ֡יםthe Godעֹשֶׁר֩wealthוּנְכָסִ֨יםand richesוְכָב֜וֹדand honorוְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּand not heחָסֵ֥רis lackingלְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ׀to appetite hisמִכֹּ֣לany of allאֲשֶׁר־thatיִתְאַוֶּ֗הhe desiresוְלֹֽא־and notיַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּhe gives power himהָֽאֱלֹהִים֙the Godלֶאֱכֹ֣לto eatמִמֶּ֔נּוּfrom itכִּ֛יforאִ֥ישׁa manנָכְרִ֖יforeignיֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּhe eats itזֶ֥הthisהֶ֛בֶלis futilityוָחֳלִ֥יand is an afflictionרָ֖עan evilהֽוּא׃it
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אִם־ifיוֹלִ֣ידhe will fatherאִ֣ישׁanyoneמֵאָ֡הone hundred childrenוְשָׁנִים֩and yearsרַבּ֨וֹתmanyיִֽחְיֶ֜הhe will liveוְרַ֣ב׀and will be manyשֶׁיִּהְי֣וּthat which they will beיְמֵֽי־the days ofשָׁנָ֗יוyears hisוְנַפְשׁוֹ֙and self hisלֹא־notתִשְׂבַּ֣עit will be satisfiedמִן־fromהַטּוֹבָ֔הthe goodוְגַם־and alsoקְבוּרָ֖הburialלֹא־notהָ֣יְתָהit belongedלּ֑וֹto the himאָמַ֕רְתִּיI sayט֥וֹבis goodמִמֶּ֖נּוּmore than himהַנָּֽפֶל׃the miscarriage
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כִּֽי־forבַהֶ֥בֶלin the futilityבָּ֖אit cameוּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְand in the darknessיֵלֵ֑ךְit will goוּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְand in the darknessשְׁמ֥וֹname itsיְכֻסֶּֽה׃it is covered
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גַּם־alsoשֶׁ֥מֶשׁthe sunלֹא־notרָאָ֖הit sawוְלֹ֣אand notיָדָ֑עit knewנַ֥חַתrestלָזֶ֖הbelongs to this oneמִזֶּֽה׃more than this one
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וְאִלּ֣וּand ifחָיָ֗הhe livedאֶ֤לֶףa thousandשָׁנִים֙yearsפַּעֲמַ֔יִםtwo timesוְטוֹבָ֖הand goodלֹ֣אnotרָאָ֑הhe sawהֲלֹ֛א¿ notאֶל־toמָק֥וֹםa placeאֶחָ֖דoneהַכֹּ֥לare the allהוֹלֵֽךְ׃going
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כָּל־allעֲמַ֥לthe toil ofהָאָדָ֖םthe humankindלְפִ֑יהוּis for mouth hisוְגַם־and alsoהַנֶּ֖פֶשׁthe appetiteלֹ֥אnotתִמָּלֵֽא׃it will be filled
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כִּ֛יforמַה־what?יּוֹתֵ֥רadvantageלֶחָכָ֖םbelongs to the wise personמִֽן־more thanהַכְּסִ֑ילthe foolמַה־what?לֶּעָנִ֣יbelongs to the poor personיוֹדֵ֔עַwho knowsלַהֲלֹ֖ךְto walkנֶ֥גֶדbeforeהַחַיִּֽים׃the living
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ט֛וֹבis goodמַרְאֵ֥הthe sight ofעֵינַ֖יִםeyesמֵֽהֲלָךְ־more than goingנָ֑פֶשׁdesireגַּם־alsoזֶ֥הthisהֶ֖בֶלis futilityוּרְע֥וּתand striving ofרֽוּחַ׃wind
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מַה־whateverשֶּֽׁהָיָ֗הthat which it has beenכְּבָר֙alreadyנִקְרָ֣אit has been namedשְׁמ֔וֹname itsוְנוֹדָ֖עand is knownאֲשֶׁר־that whichה֣וּאheאָדָ֑םhumankind isוְלֹא־and notיוּכַ֣לhe is ableלָדִ֔יןto contendעִ֥םwithשֶׁתַּקִּ֖יףone who is mightyמִמֶּֽנּוּ׃more than him
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כִּ֛יforיֵשׁ־thereדְּבָרִ֥יםare wordsהַרְבֵּ֖הcertainly to increaseמַרְבִּ֣יםthey increaseהָ֑בֶלfutilityמַה־what?יֹּתֵ֖רadvantageלָאָדָֽם׃belongs to the person
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כִּ֣יforמִֽי־who?יוֹדֵעַ֩is knowingמַה־what?טּ֨וֹבis goodלָֽאָדָ֜םfor the personבַּֽחַיִּ֗יםin the lifeמִסְפַּ֛רthe number ofיְמֵי־the days ofחַיֵּ֥יthe life ofהֶבְל֖וֹfutility hisוְיַעֲשֵׂ֣םand he spends themכַּצֵּ֑לlike the shadowאֲשֶׁר֙thatמִֽי־who?יַגִּ֣ידwill he tellלָֽאָדָ֔םto the personמַה־what?יִּהְיֶ֥הwill it beאַחֲרָ֖יוafter himתַּ֥חַתunderהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃the sun

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