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Ecclesiastes 3

1To every thing there is aseasonזְמָ֑ןze.ManH2165, and atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to everypurposeחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656under theheavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ סha.sha.Ma.yimH8064:

2Atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to bebornלָלֶ֖דֶתla.Le.detH3205, and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256todieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191; atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256toplantלָטַ֔עַתla.Ta.'atH5193, and atimeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to pluckupלַעֲק֥וֹרla.'a.KorH6131that which isplantedנָטֽוּעַ׃na.Tu.a'H5193;

3Atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256tokillלַהֲרוֹג֙la.ha.rOgH2026, and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tohealלִרְפּ֔וֹאlir.Po'H7495; atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to breakdownלִפְר֖וֹץlif.RotzH6555, and atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to buildupלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129;

4Atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256toweepלִבְכּוֹת֙liv.kOtH1058, and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tolaughלִשְׂח֔וֹקlis.ChokH7832; atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tomournסְפ֖וֹדse.FodH5594, and atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256todanceרְקֽוֹד׃re.KodH7540;

5Atimeעֵ֚ת'etH6256to castawayלְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְle.hash.LikhH7993stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68, and atimeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256togatherכְּנ֣וֹסke.NosH3664stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68; atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256toembraceלַחֲב֔וֹקla.cha.VokH2263, and atimeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256torefrainלִרְחֹ֥קlir.ChokH7368fromembracingמֵחַבֵּֽק׃me.cha.BekH2263;

6Atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256togetלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245, and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256toloseלְאַבֵּ֔דle.'a.BedH6; atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tokeepלִשְׁמ֖וֹרlish.MorH8104, and atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to castawayלְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃le.hash.LikhH7993;

7Atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256torendלִקְר֙וֹעַ֙lik.Ro.a'H7167, and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tosewלִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.PorH8609; atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to keepsilenceלַחֲשׁ֖וֹתla.cha.ShotH2814, and atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256tospeakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696;

8Atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256toloveלֶֽאֱהֹב֙le.'e.HoH157, and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tohateלִשְׂנֹ֔אlis.No'H8130; atimeעֵ֥ת'etH6256ofwarמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421, and atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256ofpeaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.

9Whatprofitיִּתְרוֹן֙yit.rOnH3504hath he thatworkethהָֽעוֹשֶׂ֔הha.'o.SehH6213in that inwhichבַּאֲשֶׁ֖רba.'a.SherH834helabourethעָמֵֽל׃'a.MelH6001?

10I haveseenרָאִ֣יתִיra.'I.tiH7200thelabourהָֽעִנְיָ֗ןha.'in.YanH6045, whichGodאֱלֹהִ֛ים'E.lo.HimH430hathgivenנָתַ֧ןna.TanH5414to thesonsלִבְנֵ֥יliv.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֖םha.'a.DamH120to beexercisedלַעֲנ֥וֹתla.'a.NotH6031in it.

11He hathmadeעָשָׂ֖ה'a.SahH6213every thingbeautifulיָפֶ֣הya.PehH3303in itstimeבְעִתּ֑וֹve.'i.ToH6256: also he hathsetנָתַ֣ןna.TanH5414theworldהָעֹלָם֙ha.'o.LamH5769in theirheartבְּלִבָּ֔םbe.li.BamH3820, sothatמִבְּלִ֞יmi.be.LiH1097nomanהָאָדָ֗םha.'a.DamH120can findoutיִמְצָ֣אyim.Tza'H4672theworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛הha.ma.'a.SehH4639thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.HimH430makethעָשָׂ֥ה'a.SahH6213from thebeginningמֵרֹ֥אשׁme.RoshH7218to theendסֽוֹף׃SofH5490.

12Iknowיָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that there is nogoodט֖וֹבTovH2896in them, but for a man torejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.achH8055, and todoוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.SotH6213goodט֖וֹבTovH2896in hislifeבְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.YavH2416.

13And also that everymanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120shouldeatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.KhalH398anddrinkוְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.TahH8354, andenjoyוְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'AhH7200thegoodט֖וֹבTovH2896of all hislabourעֲמָל֑וֹa.ma.LoH5999, it is thegiftמַתַּ֥תma.TatH4991ofGodאֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.HimH430.

14Iknowיָדַ֗עְתִּיya.Da'.tiH3045that, whateverGodהָאֱלֹהִים֙ha.'E.lo.HimH430doethיַעֲשֶׂ֤הya.'a.SehH6213, it shall be foreverלְעוֹלָ֔םle.'o.LamH5769:nothingH369can beaddedלְהוֹסִ֔יףle.ho.SifH3254to it, nor any thingtakenלִגְרֹ֑עַlig.Ro.a'H1639from it: andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֣יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430doethעָשָׂ֔ה'a.SahH6213it, that men shouldfearשֶׁיִּֽרְא֖וּshei.yir.'UH3372beforeמִלְּפָנָֽיו׃mi.le.fa.NavH6440him.

15That which hath been isnowכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528; and that which is to be hathalreadyכְּבָ֣רke.VarH3528been; andGodוְהָאֱלֹהִ֖יםve.ha.'E.lo.HimH430requirethיְבַקֵּ֥שׁye.va.KeshH1245that which ispastנִרְדָּֽף׃nir.DafH7291.

16And moreover Isawרָאִ֖יתִיra.'I.tiH7200under thesunהַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshH8121theplaceמְק֤וֹםme.KomH4725ofjudgmentהַמִּשְׁפָּט֙ha.mish.PatH4941, thatwickednessהָרֶ֔שַׁעha.Re.sha'H7562was there; and theplaceוּמְק֥וֹםu.me.KomH4725ofrighteousnessהַצֶּ֖דֶקha.Tze.dekH6664, thatiniquityהָרָֽשַׁע׃ha.Ra.sha'H7562was there.

17Isaidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in myheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820,Godהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430shalljudgeיִשְׁפֹּ֖טyish.PotH8199therighteousהַצַּדִּיק֙ha.tza.DikH6662and thewickedהָ֣רָשָׁ֔עha.ra.Sha'H7563: for there is atimeעֵ֣ת'etH6256there for everypurposeחֵ֔פֶץChe.fetzH2656and for everyworkהַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֖הha.ma.'a.SehH4639.

18Isaidאָמַ֤רְתִּֽי'a.Mar.tiH559in myheartבְּלִבִּ֔יbe.li.BiH3820concerning thestateדִּבְרַת֙div.RatH1700of thesonsבְּנֵ֣יbe.NeiH1121ofmenהָאָדָ֔םha.'a.DamH120, thatGodהָאֱלֹהִ֑יםha.'E.lo.HimH430might surelytestלְבָרָ֖םle.va.RamH1305them, and that they mightseeוְלִרְא֕וֹתve.lir.'otH7200thattheyH1992themselves arebeastsבְּהֵמָ֥הbe.he.MahH929.

19For that whichbefallethמִקְרֶ֨הmik.RehH4745thesonsבְֽנֵי־ve.nei-H1121ofmenהָאָדָ֜םha.'a.DamH120befallethוּמִקְרֶ֣הu.mik.RehH4745beastsהַבְּהֵמָ֗הha.be.he.MahH929; even onethingאֶחָד֙'e.ChadH259befallethוּמִקְרֶ֤הu.mik.RehH4745them: as the onediethכְּמ֥וֹתke.MotH4194, sodiethמ֣וֹתMotH4194theotherH2088; yea, they have alloneאֶחָ֖ד'e.ChadH259breathוְר֥וּחַve.Ru.achH7307; so that amanהָאָדָ֤םha.'a.DamH120hath nopreeminenceוּמוֹתַ֨רu.mo.TarH4195above abeastהַבְּהֵמָה֙ha.be.he.MahH929: for all isvanityהָֽבֶל׃Ha.velH1892.

20Allgoהוֹלֵ֖ךְho.LekhH1980tooneאֶחָ֑ד'e.ChadH259placeמָק֣וֹםma.KomH4725; all are of thedustהֶֽעָפָ֔רhe.'a.FarH6083, and allturnH7725todustהֶעָפָֽר׃he.'a.FarH6083againH7725.

21Whoknowethיוֹדֵ֗עַyo.De.a'H3045thespiritר֚וּחַRu.achH7307ofmanבְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔םbe.Nei ha.'a.DamH1121 H120thatgoethהָעֹלָ֥הha.'o.LahH5927upwardלְמָ֑עְלָהle.Ma.'e.lahH4605, and thespiritוְר֙וּחַ֙ve.Ru.achH7307of thebeastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הha.be.he.MahH929thatgoethהַיֹּרֶ֥דֶתhai.yo.Re.detH3381downwardלְמַ֥טָּהle.Ma.tahH4295to theearthלָאָֽרֶץ׃la.'A.retzH776?

22Therefore Iperceiveוְרָאִ֗יתִיve.ra.'I.tiH7200that there is nothingbetterטוֹב֙tOvH2896, than that amanהָאָדָם֙ha.'a.DamH120shouldrejoiceיִשְׂמַ֤חyis.MachH8055in his ownworksבְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יוbe.ma.'a.SavH4639; for that is hisportionחֶלְק֑וֹchel.KoH2506: for who shallbringיְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ye.vi.'E.nuH935him toseeלִרְא֔וֹתlir.'otH7200what shall beafterאַחֲרָֽיו׃'a.cha.RavH310him?

Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 3

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