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Ecclesiastes 1

Ecclesiastes

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Ecclesiastes 1:2-8

2הֲבֵ֤לha.Velfutility ofH1892הֲבָלִים֙ha.va.LimfutilitiesH1892אָמַ֣ר'a.Marhe saidH559קֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letTeacherH6953הֲבֵ֥לha.Velfutility ofH1892הֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimfutilitiesH1892הַכֹּ֥לha.Kol<the> everythingH9009H3605הָֽבֶל׃Ha.vel[is] futilityH1892
3מַה־mah-what?H4100יִּתְר֖וֹןyit.RonprofitH3504לָֽאָדָ֑םla.'a.Dam[belongs] to <the> humankindH9005H120בְּכָל־be.kholin allH9003H3605עֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.Lotoil hisH5999H9023שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.Molthat he toilsH9007H5998תַּ֥חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009H8121
4דּ֤וֹרDora generationH1755הֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh[is] goingH1980וְד֣וֹרve.Dorand a generationH9002H1755בָּ֔אBa'[is] comingH935וְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzand the earthH9002H9009H776לְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.Lamfor everH9005H5769עֹמָֽדֶת׃'o.Ma.det[is] continuingH5975
5וְזָרַ֥חve.za.Rachand it risesH9001H2224הַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshthe sunH9009H8121וּבָ֣אu.Va'and it goesH9001H935הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009H8121וְאֶ֨ל־ve.'El-and toH9002H413מְקוֹמ֔וֹme.ko.Moplace itsH4725H9023שׁוֹאֵ֛ףsho.'Ef[is] pantingH7602זוֹרֵ֥חַֽzo.Re.ach[is] risingH2224ה֖וּאhu'itH1931שָֽׁם׃ShamthereH8033
6הוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKh[it is] goingH1980אֶל־'el-toH413דָּר֔וֹםda.Rom[the] southH1864וְסוֹבֵ֖בve.so.Vevand [it is] circlingH9002H5437אֶל־'el-toH413צָפ֑וֹןtza.Fon[the] northH6828סוֹבֵ֤ב׀so.Vevcircling aroundH5437סֹבֵב֙so.Vevcircling aroundH5437הוֹלֵ֣ךְho.Lekh[is] goingH1980הָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achthe windH9009H7307וְעַל־ve.'al-and onH9002H5921סְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.Tavcircuits itsH5439H9033שָׁ֥בshav[is] returningH7725הָרֽוּחַ׃ha.Ru.achthe windH9009H7307
7כָּל־kol-allH3605הַנְּחָלִים֙ha.ne.cha.Limthe riversH9009H5158הֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.Khim[are] goingH1980אֶל־'el-toH413הַיָּ֔םhai.Yamthe seaH9009H3220וְהַיָּ֖םve.hai.Yamand the seaH9002H9009H3220אֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot itH369H9043מָלֵ֑אma.Le'[is] fullH4392אֶל־'el-toH413מְק֗וֹםme.Kom[the] placeH4725שֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙she.ha.ne.cha.lim<of> where the riversH9007H9009H5158הֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.Khim[are] goingH1980שָׁ֛םshamthereH8033הֵ֥םhemtheyH1992שָׁבִ֖יםsha.Vim[are] returningH7725לָלָֽכֶת׃la.La.khetto goH9005H1980
8כָּל־kol-allH3605הַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.Rim<the> thingsH9009H1697יְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'Im[are] wearisomeH3023לֹא־lo'-notH3808יוּכַ֥לyu.Khalhe is ableH3201אִ֖ישׁ'ishanyoneH376לְדַבֵּ֑רle.da.Berto speak [them]H9005H1696לֹא־lo'-notH3808תִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'it is satisfiedH7646עַ֙יִן֙'a.yinan eyeH5869לִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otby seeingH9005H7200וְלֹא־ve.lo'-and notH9002H3808תִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'it is filledH4390אֹ֖זֶן'O.zenan earH241מִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'from hearingH9006H8085
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