New American Standard Bible 2020
Ecclesiastes 2:1-3
1I saidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559to myselfבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820, “Comeלְכָה־le.khah-H1980nowנָּ֛אna'H4994,I will testאֲנַסְּכָ֛ה'a.na.se.KhahH5254you withpleasureבְשִׂמְחָ֖הve.sim.ChahH8057. Soenjoyוּרְאֵ֣ה בְט֑וֹבu.re.'Eh ve.TovH7200H2896yourself.” And beholdוְהִנֵּ֥הve.hi.NehH2009,it tooגַם־gam-H1571was futilityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.
3I exploredתַּ֣רְתִּיTar.tiH8446with mymindבְלִבִּ֔יve.li.BiH3820how torefreshלִמְשׁ֥וֹךְlim.ShokhH4900my bodyבְּשָׂרִ֑יbe.sa.RiH1320with wineבַּיַּ֖יִןbai.Ya.yinH3196while mymindוְלִבִּ֞יve.li.BiH3820was guidingנֹהֵ֤גno.HegH5090mewiselyבַּֽחָכְמָה֙ba.cha.khe.MahH2451;and how to seizeוְלֶאֱחֹ֣זve.le.'e.ChozH270foolishnessבְּסִכְל֔וּתbe.sikh.LutH5531,untilעַ֣ד'adH5704H834I could seeאֶרְאֶ֗ה'er.'EhH7200whatאֵי־ זֶ֨ה'ei- zehH335H2088goodט֜וֹבTovH2896there is for the sonsלִבְנֵ֤יliv.NeiH1121of mankindהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120to doיַעֲשׂוּ֙ya.'a.SuH6213underתַּ֣חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמַ֔יִםha.sha.Ma.yimH8064for the fewמִסְפַּ֖רmis.ParH4557yearsיְמֵ֥יye.MeiH3117of their livesH2425.
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 2
- 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
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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