Ecclesiastes 3
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Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

1To every thing there isa seasonזְמָ֑ןze.ManH2165,and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to every purposeחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656under the heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ סha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:
2A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to be bornלָלֶ֖דֶתla.Le.detH3205,and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191;a timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256to plantלָטַ֔עַתla.Ta.'atH5193,and a timeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to pluck upלַעֲק֥וֹרla.'a.KorH6131that which isplantedנָטֽוּעַ׃na.Tu.a'H5193;
3A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to killלַהֲרוֹג֙la.ha.rOgH2026,and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to healלִרְפּ֔וֹאlir.Po'H7495;a timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to break downלִפְר֖וֹץlif.RotzH6555,and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to build upלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129;
4A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to weepלִבְכּוֹת֙liv.kOtH1058,and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to laughלִשְׂח֔וֹקlis.ChokH7832;a timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to mournסְפ֖וֹדse.FodH5594,and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to danceרְקֽוֹד׃re.KodH7540;
5A timeעֵ֚ת'etH6256to cast awayלְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְle.hash.LikhH7993stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68,and a timeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to gatherכְּנ֣וֹסke.NosH3664stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68togetherH3664;a timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256to embraceלַחֲב֔וֹקla.cha.VokH2263,and a timeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to refrainלִרְחֹ֥קlir.ChokH7368from embracingמֵחַבֵּֽק׃me.cha.BekH2263;
6A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to getלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245,and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to loseלְאַבֵּ֔דle.'a.BedH6;a timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to keepלִשְׁמ֖וֹרlish.MorH8104,and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to cast awayלְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃le.hash.LikhH7993;
7A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to rendלִקְר֙וֹעַ֙lik.Ro.a'H7167,and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to sewלִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.PorH8609;a timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to keep silenceלַחֲשׁ֖וֹתla.cha.ShotH2814,and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to speakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696;
8A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to loveלֶֽאֱהֹב֙le.'e.HoH157,and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to hateלִשְׂנֹ֔אlis.No'H8130;a timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256of warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421,and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256of peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.
9What profitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hath he that workethהָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔הha.'o.SehH6213in that whereinבַּאֲשֶׁ֖רba.'a.SherH834he labourethעָמֵֽל׃'a.MelH6001?
10I have seenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the travailהָֽעִנְיָ֗ןha.'in.YanH6045,which Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hath givenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414to the sonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121of menהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to be exercisedלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6031in it.
11He hath madeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213every thingbeautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303in his timeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256:also he hath setנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414eternityהָעֹלָם֙ha.'o.LamH5769in their heartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820,so thatמִבְּלִ֞יmi.be.LiH1097no manהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120can find outיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672the workהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639that Godהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430makethעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213from the beginningמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218to the endסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.
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