Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
1Iאֲנִי֙'a.NiH589saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820, “Comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980nowנָּ֛אna'H4994,I will testאֲנַסְּכָ֛ה'a.na.se.KhahH5254you with pleasureבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057;enjoyוּרְאֵ֣הu.re.'EhH7200what is goodבְט֑וֹבve.TovH2896!”But itה֖וּאhu'H1931provedוְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ve.hi.Neh gam-H2009H1571to be futileהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
3I soughtתַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔יTar.ti ve.li.BiH8446H3820to cheer my bodyלִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ בְּשָׂרִ֑יlim.Shokh be.sa.RiH1320H4900with wineבַּיַּ֖יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196אֶת־'et-H853and to embraceוְלֶאֱחֹ֣זve.le.'e.ChozH270follyבְּסִכְל֔וּתbe.sikh.LutH5531—my mindוְלִבִּ֞יve.li.BiH3820still guiding meנֹהֵ֤גno.HegH5090with wisdomבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451—untilעַ֣ד'adH5704אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834I could seeאֶרְאֶ֗ה'er.'EhH7200whatאֵי־'ei-H335wasזֶ֨הzehH2088worthwhileט֜וֹבTovH2896for menלִבְנֵ֤י הָאָדָם֙liv.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121H120אֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834to doיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064during the fewמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557daysיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of their livesחַיֵּיהֶֽם׃chai.yei.HemH2416.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- 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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