Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 11
2Divideתֶּן־ten-H5414your portionחֵ֥לֶקChe.lekH2506among sevenלְשִׁבְעָ֖הle.shiv.'AhH7651,or evenוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571eightלִשְׁמוֹנָ֑הlish.mo.NahH8083,forכִּ֚יkiH3588you do notלֹ֣אlo'H3808knowתֵדַ֔עte.Da'H3045whatמַה־mah-H4100disasterרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451may befallיִּהְיֶ֥ה עַל־yih.Yeh 'al-H1961H5921the landהָאָֽרֶץ׃ha.'A.retzH776.
3Ifאִם־'im-H518the cloudsהֶעָבִ֥יםhe.'a.VimH5645are fullיִמָּלְא֨וּyi.mal.'UH4390,they will pour outיָרִ֔יקוּya.Ri.kuH7324rainגֶּ֙שֶׁם֙ge.shemH1653uponעַל־'al-H5921the earthהָאָ֣רֶץha.'A.retzH776;whetherוְאִם־ve.'im-H518a treeעֵ֛ץ'etzH6086fallsיִפּ֥וֹלyi.PolH5307to the southבַּדָּר֖וֹםba.da.RomH1864orוְאִ֣םve.'ImH518to the northבַּצָּפ֑וֹןba.tza.FonH6828,in the placeמְק֛וֹםme.KomH4725whereהָעֵ֖ץha.'EtzH6086itfallsשֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹלshei.yi.PolH5307,thereשָׁ֥םshamH8033it will lieיְהֽוּא׃ye.Hu'H1933.
5Asכַּאֲשֶׁ֨רka.'a.SherH834you do notאֵֽינְךָ֤'ei.ne.KhaH369knowיוֹדֵ֙עַ֙ מַה־yo.De.a' mah-H3045H4100the pathדֶּ֣רֶךְDe.rekhH1870of the windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307,or how the bonesכַּעֲצָמִ֖יםka.'a.tza.MimH6106are formedin a mother’sהַמְּלֵאָ֑הha.me.le.'AhH4392wombבְּבֶ֣טֶןbe.Ve.tenH990,soכָּ֗כָהKa.khahH3602you cannotלֹ֤אlo'H3808understandתֵדַע֙te.Da'H3045אֶת־'et-H853the workמַעֲשֵׂ֣הma.'a.SehH4639of Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430,the Makerאֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה'a.Sher ya.'a.SehH834H6213אֶת־'et-H853of all thingsהַכֹּֽל׃ha.KolH3605.
Enjoy Your Years
6Sowזְרַ֣עze.Ra'H2232אֶת־'et-H853your seedזַרְעֶ֔ךָzar.'E.khaH2233in the morningבַּבֹּ֙קֶר֙ba.Bo.kerH1242,and do notאַל־'al-H408restתַּנַּ֣חta.NachH5117your handsיָדֶ֑ךָya.De.khaH3027in the eveningוְלָעֶ֖רֶבve.la.'E.revH6153,forכִּי֩kiH3588you do notאֵֽינְךָ֨'ei.ne.KhaH369knowיוֹדֵ֜עyo.De'H3045whichאֵ֣י זֶ֤ה'ei zehH335H2088will succeedיִכְשָׁר֙yikh.SharH3787,whether thisהֲזֶ֣הha.ZehH2088orאוֹ־'ov-H176thatזֶ֔הZehH2088,or ifוְאִם־ve.'im-H518bothשְׁנֵיהֶ֥םshe.nei.HemH8147will equallyכְּאֶחָ֖דke.'e.ChadH259prosperטוֹבִֽים׃to.VimH2896.
8Soכִּ֣יkiH3588ifאִם־'im-H518a manהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120livesיִחְיֶ֥הyich.YehH2421manyהַרְבֵּ֛הhar.BehH7235yearsשָׁנִ֥יםsha.NimH8141,let him rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֑חyis.MachH8055in them allבְּכֻלָּ֣םbe.khu.LamH3605.But let him rememberוְיִזְכֹּר֙ve.yiz.KorH2142אֶת־'et-H853the daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117of darknessהַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha.Cho.shekhH2822,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588they will beיִהְי֖וּyih.YuH1961manyהַרְבֵּ֥הhar.BehH7235.Everythingכָּל־kol-H3605to comeשֶׁבָּ֥אshe.Ba'H935is futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
9Rejoiceשְׂמַ֧חse.MachH8055,O young manבָּח֣וּרba.ChurH970,while you are youngבְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָbe.yal.du.Tei.khaH3208,and let your heartלִבְּךָ֙li.be.KhaH3820be gladוִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤vi.ti.ve.KhaH3190in the daysבִּימֵ֣יbi.MeiH3117of your youthבְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָve.chu.ro.Te.khaH979.Walkוְהַלֵּךְ֙ve.ha.leKhH1980in the waysבְּדַרְכֵ֣יbe.dar.KheiH1870of your heartלִבְּךָ֔li.be.KhaH3820and in the sightוּבְמַרְאֵ֖יu.ve.mar.'EiH4758of your eyesעֵינֶ֑יךָ'ei.Nei.khaH5869,but knowוְדָ֕עve.Da'H3045thatכִּ֧יkiH3588forעַל־'al-H5921allכָּל־kol-H3605theseאֵ֛לֶּה'E.lehH428thingsGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430will bring youיְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ye.vi.'a.KhaH935to judgmentבַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט׃ba.mish.PatH4941.
10So banishוְהָסֵ֥רve.ha.SerH5493sorrowכַּ֙עַס֙ka.'asH3708from your heartמִלִּבֶּ֔ךָmi.li.Be.khaH3820,and cast offוְהַעֲבֵ֥רve.ha.'a.VerH5674painרָעָ֖הra.'AhH7451from your bodyמִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָmi.be.sa.Re.khaH1320,forכִּֽי־ki-H3588youthהַיַּלְד֥וּתhai.yal.DutH3208and vigorוְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּתve.ha.sha.cha.RutH7839are fleetingהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 11
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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