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Ecclesiastes 9:5-10
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.
10Whateverכֹּ֠לkolH3605אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834you findתִּמְצָ֧אtim.Tza'H4672to doלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.SotH6213with your handsיָֽדְךָ֛ya.de.KhaH3027,doעֲשֵׂ֑ה'a.SehH6213itwith all your mightבְּכֹחֲךָ֖be.kho.cha.KhaH3581,forכִּי֩kiH3588in Sheolבִּשְׁא֕וֹלbish.'olH7585,whereאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834youאַתָּ֖ה'a.TahH859are goingהֹלֵ֥ךְho.LekhH1980,there isשָֽׁמָּה׃ סSha.mahH8033noאֵ֨ין'einH369workמַעֲשֶׂ֤הma.'a.SehH4639or planningוְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙ve.chesh.bOnH2808or knowledgeוְדַ֣עַתve.Da.'atH1847or wisdomוְחָכְמָ֔הve.cha.khe.MahH2451.
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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