New American Standard Bible 1995

Ecclesiastes 12:5-7

5Furthermoreגַּ֣םgamH1571,men are afraidיִרָ֙אוּ֙yi.Ra.'uH3372of a highמִגָּבֹ֤הַּmi.ga.Vo.ahH1364place and of terrorsוְחַתְחַתִּ֣יםve.chat.cha.TimH2849on the roadבַּדֶּ֔רֶךְba.De.rekhH1870;the almondהַשָּׁקֵד֙ha.sha.KedH8247treeH8247blossomsH5340,the grasshopperהֶֽחָגָ֔בhe.cha.GavH2284dragsוְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣לve.yis.ta.BelH5445himself along, and the caperberryהָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑הha.'a.vi.yo.NahH35is ineffectiveוְתָפֵ֖רve.ta.FerH6565.For manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120goesהֹלֵ֤ךְho.LekhH1980to his eternalעוֹלָמ֔וֹo.la.MoH5769homeבֵּ֣יתbeitH1004whilemournersהַסֹּפְדִֽים׃ha.so.fe.DimH5594goוְסָבְב֥וּve.sa.ve.VuH5437aboutH5437in the streetבָשּׁ֖וּקva.ShukH7784.

6Remember Himbeforeעַ֣ד אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־'ad 'a.Sher lo'-H5704 H834 H3808the silverהַכֶּ֔סֶףha.Ke.sefH3701cordחֶ֣בֶלChe.velH2256isbrokenיֵרָתֵק֙yi.r.chakH7576and thegoldenהַזָּהָ֑בha.za.HavH2091bowlגֻּלַּ֣תgu.LatH1543is crushedוְתָרֻ֖ץve.ta.RutzH7533,the pitcherכַּד֙kadH3537by the wellהַמַּבּ֔וּעַha.ma.Bu.a'H4002is shatteredוְתִשָּׁ֤בֶרve.ti.Sha.verH7665and the wheelהַגַּלְגַּ֖לha.gal.GalH1534at the cisternהַבּֽוֹר׃ha.BorH953is crushedוְנָרֹ֥ץve.na.RotzH7533;

7then thedustהֶעָפָ֛רhe.'a.FarH6083will returnוְיָשֹׁ֧בve.ya.ShoH7725to the earthהָאָ֖רֶץha.'A.retzH776as it was, and thespiritוְהָר֣וּחַve.ha.Ru.achH7307will returnתָּשׁ֔וּבta.ShuvH7725toGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430whoאֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherH834gaveנְתָנָֽהּ׃ne.ta.NahH5414it.

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