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Ecclesiastes 3:1-11

1ToeveryH3605thingH3605there is aseasonוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256, and a time toeveryH3605purposeחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478theheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ סha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

2a time to bebornלָלֶ֖דֶתla.Le.detH3205, and a time todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191; a time toplantלָטַ֔עַתla.Ta.'atH5193, and a time to pluck up that which isplantedנָטֽוּעַ׃na.Tu.a'H5193;

3a time tokillלַהֲרוֹג֙la.ha.rOgH2026, and a time tohealלִרְפּ֔וֹאlir.Po'H7495; a time tobreakלִפְר֖וֹץlif.RotzH6555downH6555, and a time tobuildלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129upH1129;

4a time toweepלִבְכּוֹת֙liv.kOtH1058, and a time tolaughלִשְׂח֔וֹקlis.ChokH7832; a time tomournסְפ֖וֹדse.FodH5594, and a time todanceרְקֽוֹד׃re.KodH7540;

5a time tocastH7993awayלְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְle.hash.LikhH7993stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68, and a time togatherכְּנ֣וֹסke.NosH3664stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68together; a time toembraceלַחֲב֔וֹקla.cha.VokH2263, and a time to refrain fromembracingמֵחַבֵּֽק׃me.cha.BekH2263;

6a time toseekלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245, and a time to lose; a time tokeepלִשְׁמ֖וֹרlish.MorH8104, and a time tocastH7993awayלְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃le.hash.LikhH7993;

7a time torendלִקְר֙וֹעַ֙lik.Ro.a'H7167, and a time tosewלִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.PorH8609; a time tokeepלַחֲשׁ֖וֹתla.cha.ShotH2814silence, and a time tospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696;

8a time toloveלֶֽאֱהֹב֙le.'e.HoH157, and a time tohateלִשְׂנֹ֔אlis.No'H8130; a time forwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421, and a time forpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.

9Whatמַה־mah-H4100profitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hath he that worketh in thatwhereinבַּאֲשֶׁ֖רba.'a.SherH834he laboureth?

10I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200the travailwhichאֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.SherH834Godאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414to thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to be exercised therewith.

11He hathmadeH6213everyH3605thingH3605beautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303initsH3605time: also he hathsetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414the world in theirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820, yetsoH6213thatmanהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120cannotלֹא־lo'-H3808findיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672outH3605theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430hathdoneH6213from thebeginningמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218evenגַּ֤םgamH1571to theendסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

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