Berean Standard Bible
Ecclesiastes 2:24-26
24Nothingאֵֽין־'ein-H369isbetterט֤וֹבTovH2896for a manבָּאָדָם֙ba.'a.DamH120than to eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354and enjoyוְהֶרְאָ֧הve.her.'AhH7200אֶת־'et-H853נַפְשׁ֛וֹnaf.ShoH5315ט֖וֹבTovH2896his workבַּעֲמָל֑וֹba.'a.ma.LoH5999.Iאָ֔נִי'A.niH589have alsoגַּם־gam-H1571seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thatכִּ֛יkiH3588thisזֹה֙zohH2090isהִֽיא׃Hi'H1931from the handמִיַּ֥דmi.YadH3027of Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.
26Toכִּ֤יkiH3588the manלְאָדָם֙le.'a.DamH120who is pleasingשֶׁטּ֣וֹבshe.TovH2896in His sightלְפָנָ֔יוle.fa.NavH6440,He givesנָתַ֛ןna.TanH5414wisdomחָכְמָ֥הchokh.mahH2451and knowledgeוְדַ֖עַתve.Da.'atH1847and joyוְשִׂמְחָ֑הve.sim.ChahH8057,but to the sinnerוְלַחוֹטֶא֩ve.la.cho.Te'H2398He assignsנָתַ֨ןna.TanH5414the taskעִנְיָ֜ן'in.YanH6045of gatheringלֶאֱס֣וֹףle.'e.SofH622and accumulatingוְלִכְנ֗וֹסve.likh.NosH3664that whichhe will hand overלָתֵת֙la.TetH5414to one who pleasesלְטוֹב֙ לִפְנֵ֣יle.tOv lif.NeiH2896H6440Godהָֽאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.HimH430.Thisזֶ֥הzehH2088tooגַּם־gam-H1571is futileהֶ֖בֶלHe.velH1892and a pursuitוּרְע֥וּתu.re.'UtH7469of the windרֽוּחַ׃Ru.achH7307.
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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