Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 1:2-8

2Vanityהֲבֵ֤לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִים֙ha.va.LimH1892,saithאָמַ֣ר'a.MarH559the Preacherקֹהֶ֔לֶתko.He.letH6953,vanityהֲבֵ֥לha.VelH1892of vanitiesהֲבָלִ֖יםha.va.LimH1892; all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

3What profitיִּתְר֖וֹןyit.RonH3504hath a manלָֽאָדָ֑םla.'a.DamH120of all his labourעֲמָל֔וֹa.ma.LoH5999which he takethשֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖לshei.ya.'a.MolH5998under the sunהַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.meshH8121?

4Onegenerationדּ֤וֹרDorH1755passeth awayהֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980, and anothergenerationוְד֣וֹרve.DorH1755comethבָּ֔אBa'H935:but the earthוְהָאָ֖רֶץve.ha.'A.retzH776abidethעֹמָֽדֶת׃'o.Ma.detH5975for everלְעוֹלָ֥םle.'o.LamH5769.

5The sunהַשֶּׁ֖מֶשׁha.She.meshH8121also arisethוְזָרַ֥חve.za.RachH2224,and the sunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121goeth downוּבָ֣אu.Va'H935,and hastethשׁוֹאֵ֛ףsho.'EfH7602to his placeמְקוֹמ֔וֹme.ko.MoH4725where he aroseזוֹרֵ֥חַֽzo.Re.achH2224.

6The windהָר֔וּחַha.Ru.achH7307goethהוֹלֵךְ֙ho.leKhH1980toward the southדָּר֔וֹםda.RomH1864,and turneth aboutH5437unto the northצָפ֑וֹןtza.FonH6828;it whirleth about continuallyהוֹלֵ֣ךְho.LekhH1980,and the windהָרֽוּחַ׃ha.Ru.achH7307returneth againשָׁ֥בshavH7725according to his circuitsסְבִיבֹתָ֖יוse.vi.vo.TavH5439.

7All the riversהַנְּחָלִים֙ha.ne.cha.LimH5158runH1980into the seaהַיָּ֔םhai.YamH3220;yet the seaוְהַיָּ֖םve.hai.YamH3220isnot fullמָלֵ֑אma.Le'H4392;unto the placeמְק֗וֹםme.KomH4725from whence the riversשֶׁ֤הַנְּחָלִים֙she.ha.ne.cha.limH5158comeH1980,thither they returnשָׁבִ֖יםsha.VimH7725againH3212.

8All thingsהַדְּבָרִ֣יםha.de.va.RimH1697arefull of labourיְגֵעִ֔יםye.ge.'ImH3023;manאִ֖ישׁ'ishH376cannotיוּכַ֥לyu.KhalH3201utterלְדַבֵּ֑רle.da.BerH1696it:the eyeעַ֙יִן֙'a.yinH5869is not satisfiedתִשְׂבַּ֥עtis.Ba'H7646with seeingלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200,nor the earאֹ֖זֶן'O.zenH241filledתִמָּלֵ֥אti.ma.Le'H4390with hearingמִשְּׁמֹֽעַ׃mi.she.Mo.a'H8085.

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