Ecclesiastes 2
ASV
Commentaries

Show in the text

Up to 5 commentaries at a time. Each excerpt opens in full.

ModeReverse interlinear

American Standard Version

Ecclesiastes 2:24-26

24ThereisnothingH369betterט֤וֹבTovH2896foramanH120thanthatheshouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354,andmakehissoulH5315enjoygoodט֖וֹבTovH2896inhislaborH5999.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571IsawH7200,thatitisfromthehandמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027ofGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
25Forwhocaneatיֹאכַ֛לyo.KhalH398,orwhocanhaveenjoyment,moreH4480thanI?
26FortothemanH120thatpleasethhimGodהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430givethwisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451,andknowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847,andjoyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057;buttothesinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398hegiveth travail,togatherלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622andtoheapup,thathemaygiveH5414tohimthatpleasethGodH430.Thisalsoגַּם־gam-H1571isvanityH1892andastrivingafterwindרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
Read all of Ecclesiastes 2

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2

American Standard Version — 1901 — Public Domain