New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 1:2-11

2“Vanityהֲבֵ֤לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִים֙ha.va.LimH1892,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953, “Vanityהֲבֵ֥לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892!Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.”

3Whatמַה־mah-H4100advantageיִּתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504does manלָֽאָדָ֑םla.'a.DamH120have in allבְּכָל־be.kholH3605his workעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999WhichH7945he doesשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

4A generationדּ֤וֹרDorH1755goesהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980and a generationוְד֣וֹרve.DorH1755comesבָּ֔אBa'H935, But theearthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776remainsעֹמָֽדֶת׃'o.Ma.detH5975foreverלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.

5Also,the sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121risesוְזָרַ֥חve.za.RachH2224and the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121setsוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935; Andhasteningשׁוֹאֵ֛ףsho.'EfH7602to its placeמְקוֹמ֔וֹme.ko.MoH4725it risesזוֹרֵ֥חַֽzo.Re.achH2224thereשָֽׁם׃ShamH8033again.

6BlowingH1980towardאֶל־'el-H413the southדָּר֔וֹםda.RomH1864,Then turningH5437towardאֶל־'el-H413the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828,The windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307continuesH1980swirlingH5437alongH1980;And on its circularH5439coursesH5439the windהָרֽוּחַ׃ha.Ru.achH7307returnsשָׁ֥בshavH7725.

7Allכָּל־kol-H3605the riversהַנְּחָלִים֙ha.ne.cha.LimH5158flowהֹלְכִ֣יםho.le.KhimH1980into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220,Yet the seaוְהַיָּ֖םve.hai.YamH3220is not fullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392.To the placeמְק֗וֹםme.KomH4725whereH7945the riversשֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙she.ha.ne.cha.limH5158flowהֹֽלְכִ֔יםho.le.KhimH1980,Thereשָׁ֛םshamH8033theyflowלָלָֽכֶת׃la.La.khetH1980againשָׁבִ֖יםsha.VimH7725.

8Allכָּל־kol-H3605thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697are wearisomeיְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'ImH3023;Manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376is not ableיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201to tellלְדַבֵּ֑רle.da.BerH1696it.The eyeעַ֙יִן֙'a.yinH5869is not satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646with seeingלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,NorH3808is the earאֹ֖זֶן'O.zenH241filledתִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'H4390with hearingמִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

9That whichמַה־mah-H4100 H7945has beenH1961is that whichH7945will be,And that whichוּמַה־u.mah-H4100 H7945has been doneשֶׁנַּֽעֲשָׂ֔הshe.na.'a.SahH6213is that whichH7945will be doneשֶׁיֵּעָשֶׂ֑הshei.ye.'a.SehH6213.So thereH369is nothingכָּל־kol-H369 H3605newחָדָ֖שׁcha.DashH2319underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121.

10Is thereיֵ֥שׁyeshH3426anythingדָּבָ֛רda.VarH1697of whichH7945one might sayשֶׁיֹּאמַ֥רshei.yo.MarH559, “Seeרְאֵה־re.'eh-H7200thisזֶ֖הzehH2088,it is newחָדָ֣שׁcha.DashH2319”?Alreadyכְּבָר֙ke.VarH3528it has existedH1961for agesלְעֹֽלָמִ֔יםle.'o.la.MimH5769Whichאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834were beforeמִלְּפָנֵֽנוּ׃mi.le.fa.Ne.nuH4480 H6440us.

11ThereH369isnoH369remembranceזִכְר֖וֹןzikh.RonH2146ofearlierH7223thingsלָרִאשֹׁנִ֑יםla.ri.sho.NimH7223;And alsoוְגַ֨םve.GamH1571of thelaterH314thingsH314whichH7945will occurH1961,There will be for them noלֹֽא־lo'-H3808remembranceזִכָּר֔וֹןzi.ka.RonH2146Amongעִ֥ם'imH5973those whoH7945will comeH1961laterH314still.

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