Revised Literal Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:11-13

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.

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