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Ecclesiastes 3:1-15

1ForeverythingH3605thereisaseason,andatimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256foreverypurposeunderheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ סha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

2atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tobebornלָלֶ֖דֶתla.Le.detH3205,andatimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191;atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256toplantלָטַ֔עַתla.Ta.'atH5193,andatimeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256topluck upthatwhichisplantedנָטֽוּעַ׃na.Tu.a'H5193;

3atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256tokillלַהֲרוֹג֙la.ha.rOgH2026,andatimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tohealלִרְפּ֔וֹאlir.Po'H7495;atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tobreakלִפְר֖וֹץlif.RotzH6555down,andatimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129up;

4atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256toweepלִבְכּוֹת֙liv.kOtH1058,andatimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tolaughלִשְׂח֔וֹקlis.ChokH7832;atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tomournסְפ֖וֹדse.FodH5594,andatimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256todance;

5atimeעֵ֚ת'etH6256tocastH7993awayלְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְle.hash.LikhH7993stonesH68,andatimeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256togatherכְּנ֣וֹסke.NosH3664stonesH68together;atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256toembraceH2263,andatimeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256torefrainfromembracingH2263;

6atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245,andatimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tolose;atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tokeepלִשְׁמ֖וֹרlish.MorH8104,andatimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256tocastH7993awayלְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃le.hash.LikhH7993;

7atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256torend,andatimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tosewלִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.PorH8609;atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tokeepsilence,andatimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256tospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696;

8atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256toloveלֶֽאֱהֹב֙le.'e.HoH157,andatimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tohateלִשְׂנֹ֔אlis.No'H8130;atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256forwarH4421,andatimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256forpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.

9Whatprofitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hathhethatworkethinthatwhereinhelaboreth?

10IhaveseenH7200thetravailwhichGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenH5414tothesonsH1121ofmenH120tobeexercised therewith.

11HehathmadeH6213everythingהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303initstimeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256:alsoגַּ֤םgamH1571hehathsetH5414eternityintheirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,yetsothatmanH120cannotfindיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672outtheworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdonefromthebeginningeventotheendסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

12Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045thatthereisnothingH369betterט֖וֹבTovH2896forthem,thantorejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055,andtodogoodט֖וֹבTovH2896solongastheylive.

13Andalsoוְגַ֤םve.GamH1571thateverymanH120shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354,andenjoygoodט֖וֹבTovH2896inallhislaborH5999,isthegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

14Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that,whatsoeverGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doeth,itshallbeיִהְיֶ֣הyih.YehH1961foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:nothingH369canbeH1961puttoit,noranythingtakenfromit;andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdoneit,thatmenshouldfearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372beforehim.

15ThatwhichishathbeenH1961longago;andthatwhichistobeH1961hathlongagobeenH1961:andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430seekethagainthatwhichispassedaway.

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