Hebrew & Greek Bible
Ecclesiastes 5:12-14
12מְתוּקָה֙me.tu.Kah[is] sweetH4966שְׁנַ֣תshe.Nat[the] sleep ofH8142הָעֹבֵ֔דha.'o.Vedthe laborerH9009H5647אִם־'im-whetherH518מְעַ֥טme.'Ata littleH4592וְאִם־ve.'im-and orH9002H518הַרְבֵּ֖הhar.Beh[surely] muchH7235יֹאכֵ֑לyo.Khelhe will eatH398וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ve.ha.sa.Va'and the plentyH9002H9009H7647לֶֽעָשִׁ֔ירle.'a.Shirof the rich [person]H9005H6223אֵינֶ֛נּוּ'ei.Ne.nunot itH369H9043מַנִּ֥יחַֽma.Ni.ach[is] permittingH5117ל֖וֹlo<to> <the> himH9005H9033לִישֽׁוֹן׃li.Shonto sleepH9005H3462
13יֵ֚שׁyeshthereH3426רָעָ֣הra.'Ah[is] an evilH7451חוֹלָ֔הcho.LahsevereH2470רָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.ti[which] I have seenH7200תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009H8121עֹ֛שֶׁר'O.sherwealthH6239שָׁמ֥וּרsha.Mur[was] being keptH8104לִבְעָלָ֖יוliv.'a.Lavby owner<s> itsH9005H1167H9023לְרָעָתֽוֹ׃le.ra.'a.Toto harm hisH9005H7451H9023
14וְאָבַ֛דve.'a.Vadand it was lostH9001H6הָעֹ֥שֶׁרha.'O.sherthe wealthH9009H6239הַה֖וּאha.Hu'<the> thatH9009H1931בְּעִנְיַ֣ןbe.'in.Yanin a business ofH9003H6045רָ֑עRa'evilH7451וְהוֹלִ֣ידve.ho.Lidand he fatheredH9001H3205בֵּ֔ןBena sonH1121וְאֵ֥יןve.'Einand notH9002H369בְּיָד֖וֹbe.ya.Do[was] in hand hisH9003H3027H9023מְאֽוּמָה׃me.'U.mahanythingH3972
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 5
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Scofield Reference Notes, 1917 Edition
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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