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Ecclesiastes 9:2-9
2It is the sameהַכֹּ֞ל כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רha.Kol ka.'a.SherH3605H834for allלַכֹּ֗לla.KolH3605:There is a commonאֶחָ֜ד'e.ChadH259fateמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745for the righteousלַצַּדִּ֤יקla.tza.DikH6662and the wickedוְלָרָשָׁע֙ve.la.ra.Sha'H7563,for the goodלַטּוֹב֙la.tOvH2896and the bad,for the cleanוְלַטָּה֣וֹרve.la.ta.HorH2889and the uncleanוְלַטָּמֵ֔אve.la.ta.Me'H2931,for the one who sacrificesוְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַve.la.zo.Ve.achH2076and the oneוְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רve.la.'a.SherH834who does notאֵינֶ֣נּוּ'ei.Ne.nuH369זֹבֵ֑חַzo.Ve.achH2076.As it is for the goodכַּטּוֹב֙ka.tOvH2896,so it is for the sinnerכַּֽחֹטֶ֔אka.cho.Te'H2398;as it is for the one who makes a vowהַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עha.nish.Ba'H7650,soכַּאֲשֶׁ֖רka.'a.SherH834it isfor the one who refusesיָרֵֽא׃ya.Re'H3373to take a vowשְׁבוּעָ֥הshe.vu.'AhH7621.
3Thisזֶ֣ה׀zehH2088is an evilרָ֗עRa'H7451in everythingבְּכֹ֤לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834is doneנַעֲשָׂה֙na.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּֽי־ha.She.mesh ki-H8121H3588:There is oneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259fateמִקְרֶ֥הmik.RehH4745for everyoneלַכֹּ֑לla.KolH3605.Furthermoreוְגַ֣םve.GamH1571,the heartsלֵ֣בlevH3820of menבְּֽנֵי־ הָ֠אָדָםbe.nei- Ha.'a.domH1121H120are full ofמָלֵא־ma.le'-H4392evilרָ֨עra'H7451and madnessוְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתve.ho.le.LotH1947בִּלְבָבָם֙bil.va.VamH3824while they are aliveבְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbe.chai.yei.HemH2416,and afterwardוְאַחֲרָ֖יוve.'a.cha.RavH310theyאֶל־'el-H413jointhe deadהַמֵּתִֽים׃ha.me.TimH4191.
4There isיֵ֣שׁyeshH3426hopeבִּטָּח֑וֹןbi.ta.ChonH986,howeverכִּי־ki-H3588,for anyone whoמִי֙miH4310אֲשֶׁ֣ר'a.SherH834is amongאֶ֥ל'elH977H413the livingכָּל־ הַחַיִּ֖יםkol- ha.chai.YimH3605H2416;for evenכִּֽי־ki-H3588a liveחַי֙ ה֣וּאchai hu'H2416H1931dogלְכֶ֤לֶבle.Khe.levH3611is betterט֔וֹבTovH2896thanמִן־min-H4480a deadהַמֵּֽת׃ha.MetH4191lionהָאַרְיֵ֖הha.'ar.YehH738.
5Forכִּ֧יkiH3588the livingהַֽחַיִּ֛יםha.chai.YimH2416knowיוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'ImH3045that they will dieשֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּshei.ya.Mu.tuH4191,but the deadוְהַמֵּתִ֞יםve.ha.me.TimH4191knowיוֹדְעִ֣יםyod.'ImH3045nothingאֵינָ֧ם מְא֗וּמָה'ei.Nam me.'U.mahH369H3972.They have noוְאֵֽין־ve.'ein-H369furtherע֤וֹדodH5750rewardשָׂכָ֔רsa.KharH7939,becauseכִּ֥יkiH3588the memoryזִכְרָֽם׃zikh.RamH2143of them is forgottenנִשְׁכַּ֖חnish.KachH7911.
6Their loveגַּ֣ם אַהֲבָתָ֧םgam 'a.ha.va.TamH160H1571,their hateגַּם־ שִׂנְאָתָ֛םgam- sin.'a.TamH8135H1571,andגַּם־gam-H1571their envyקִנְאָתָ֖םkin.'a.TamH7068have alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528vanishedאָבָ֑דָה'a.Va.dahH6,and they will never again haveאֵין־ עוֹד֙ לְעוֹלָ֔ם'ein- 'Od le.'o.LamH369H5750H5769a shareוְחֵ֨לֶקve.Che.lekH2506in allבְּכֹ֥לbe.KholH3605thatאֲשֶֽׁר־'a.Sher-H834is doneנַעֲשָׂ֖הna.'a.SahH6213underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
7Goלֵ֣ךְlekhH1980,eatאֱכֹ֤ל'e.KholH398your breadלַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khaH3899with joyבְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.ChahH8057,and drinkוּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.TehH8354your wineיֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khaH3196with a cheerfulט֖וֹבTovH2896heartבְלֶב־ve.lev-H3820,forכִּ֣יkiH3588Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430אֶֽת־'et-H853has alreadyכְבָ֔רkhe.VarH3528approvedרָצָ֥הra.TzahH7521your worksמַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ma.'a.Sei.khaH4639:
9Enjoyרְאֵ֨הre.'EhH7200lifeחַיִּ֜יםchai.YimH2416withעִם־'im-H5973your belovedאָהַ֗בְתָּ'a.Hav.taH157wifeאִשָּׁ֣ה'i.ShahH802אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834allכָּל־kol-H3605the daysיְמֵי֙ye.MeiH3117of the fleetingהֶבְלֶ֔ךָhev.Le.khaH1892lifeחַיֵּ֣יchai.YeiH2416thatאֲשֶׁ֤ר'a.SherH834Godhas givenנָֽתַן־na.tan-H5414youunderתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121—allכֹּ֖לkolH3605your fleetingהֶבְלֶ֑ךָhev.Le.khaH1892daysיְמֵ֣יye.MeiH3117.Forכִּ֣יkiH3588thisה֤וּאhu'H1931is your portionחֶלְקְךָ֙chel.ke.ChaH2506in lifeבַּֽחַיִּ֔יםba.chai.YimH2416and in your laborוּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔u.va.'a.Mal.khaH5999אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-H834אַתָּ֥ה'a.TahH859עָמֵ֖ל'a.MelH6001underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 9
- 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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