Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:21-23
21Whenכִּי־ki-H3588there isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426a manאָדָ֗ם'a.DamH120who has laboredשֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹshe.'a.ma.LoH5999with wisdomבְּחָכְמָ֥הbe.cha.khe.MahH2451,knowledgeוּבְדַ֖עַתu.ve.Da.'atH1847,and skillוּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹןu.ve.khish.RonH3788,and he must giveיִתְּנֶ֣נּוּyi.te.Ne.nuH5414his portionחֶלְק֔וֹchel.KoH2506to a manוּלְאָדָ֞םu.le.'a.DamH120who has notשֶׁלֹּ֤אshe.Lo'H3808workedעָֽמַל־'a.mal-H5998for it,thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a greatרַבָּֽה׃ra.BahH7227evilוְרָעָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7451.
22Forכִּ֠יkiH3588whatמֶֽה־meh-H4100does a manלָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.DamH120getהֹוֶ֤הho.VehH1933for allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605the toilעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999לִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820and strivingוּבְרַעְי֖וֹןu.ve.ra'.YonH7475with whichשֶׁה֥וּאshe.Hu'H1931he laborsעָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?
23Indeedכִּ֧יkiH3588,allכָל־khol-H3605his daysיָמָ֣יוya.MavH3117are filled with griefמַכְאֹבִ֗יםmakh.'o.VimH4341,and his taskעִנְיָנ֔וֹin.ya.NoH6045is sorrowfulוָכַ֙עַס֙va.Kha.'asH3708;evenגַּם־gam-H1571at nightבַּלַּ֖יְלָהba.Lay.lahH3915,his mindלִבּ֑וֹli.BoH3820does notלֹא־lo'-H3808restשָׁכַ֣בsha.KhavH7901.Thisזֶ֖הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃He.vel Hu'H1892H1931.
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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