New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 1:1-3

1The wordsדִּבְרֵי֙div.ReiH1697of thePreacherקֹהֶ֣לֶתko.He.letH6953,the sonבֶּן־ben-H1121of Davidדָּוִ֔דda.VidH1732,kingמֶ֖לֶךְMe.lekhH4428in Jerusalemבִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם׃bi.ru.sha.LimH3389.

2“Futilityהֲבֵ֤לha.VelH1892of futilitiesהֲבָלִים֙ha.va.LimH1892,”saysאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953, “Futilityהֲבֵ֥לha.VelH1892of futilitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892!Allהַכֹּ֥לha.KolH3605is futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.”

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

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