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.
12I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that there isno goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in them, but for a manto rejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055,and to doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in his lifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.
13And also that every manהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120should eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354,and enjoyוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200the goodט֖וֹבTovH2896of all his labourעֲמָל֑וֹa.ma.LoH5999, it isthe giftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.
14I knowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that, whatsoever Godהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doethיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213,it shall be for everלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:nothingH369can be putלְהוֹסִ֔יףle.ho.SifH3254to it, nor any thing takenלִגְרֹ֑עַlig.Ro.a'H1639from it: and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430doethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213it, that menshould fearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372beforeמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440him.
15That which hath been is nowכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528;and that which is to be hath alreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528been; and Godוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430requirethיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245that which is pastנִרְדָּֽף׃nir.DafH7291.
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