Verse 19

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.19", "source": "כִּי֩ מִקְרֶ֨ה בְֽנֵי־הָאָדָ֜ם וּמִקְרֶ֣ה הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה וּמִקְרֶ֤ה אֶחָד֙ לָהֶ֔ם כְּמ֥וֹת זֶה֙ כֵּ֣ן מ֣וֹת זֶ֔ה וְר֥וּחַ אֶחָ֖ד לַכֹּ֑ל וּמוֹתַ֨ר הָאָדָ֤ם מִן־הַבְּהֵמָה֙ אָ֔יִן כִּ֥י הַכֹּ֖ל הָֽבֶל׃", "text": "For *miqreh* *ḇənê*-the-*ʾāḏām* *û*-*miqreh* the-*bəhēmâ* *û*-*miqreh* *ʾeḥāḏ* to-them as-*môṯ* this so *môṯ* this *wə*-*rûaḥ* *ʾeḥāḏ* to-the-*kōl* *û*-*môṯar* the-*ʾāḏām* from-the-*bəhēmâ* *ʾāyin* for the-*kōl* *hāḇel*", "grammar": { "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*miqreh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fate of", "*ḇənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*miqreh*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fate of", "*ha-bəhēmâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the beast", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*miqreh*": "noun, masculine singular - fate", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - one/same", "*lāhem*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - to them", "*kə*": "preposition - as/like", "*môṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - death of", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*kēn*": "adverb - so/thus", "*môṯ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - death of", "*zeh*": "demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - breath/spirit", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "adjective, masculine singular - one/same", "*la-kōl*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - to all", "*û*": "conjunction - and", "*môṯar*": "noun, masculine singular construct - advantage of", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man", "*min*": "preposition - from", "*ha-bəhēmâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the beast", "*ʾāyin*": "adverb of negation - there is not", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*ha-kōl*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the all/everything", "*hāḇel*": "noun, masculine singular - vapor/breath/vanity" }, "variants": { "*miqreh*": "fate/event/happening/chance", "*ḇənê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*bəhēmâ*": "beast/animal/cattle", "*ʾeḥāḏ*": "one/same/single/united", "*môṯ*": "death/dying", "*rûaḥ*": "breath/spirit/wind", "*môṯar*": "advantage/profit/excess", "*ʾāyin*": "nothing/nothingness/non-existence", "*hāḇel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness" } }

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  For skjebnen til menneskene og skjebnen til dyrene er den samme. Som den ene dør, slik dør også den andre; de har samme ånd, så menneskene har ingen fordel fremfor dyrene.

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  For det som hender menneskenes sønner, det hender også dyrene; som den ene dør, så dør også den andre; ja, de har alle den samme ånden; så mennesket har ingen fortrinn fremfor dyret: for alt er tomhet.

• Norsk King James

  For det som skjer med mennesker, skjer med dyrene; det er én skjebne for dem: slik som den ene dør, slik dør den andre; ja, de har alle én ånd; så ingen mann har fortrinn fremfor et dyr; for alt er meningsløst.

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  For det som hender menneskene, hender også dyrene. Det er det samme for dem; som dyrene dør, slik dør menneskene. Alle har samme livspust, og menneskene er ikke bedre enn dyrene, for alt er forgjeves.

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  For det som skjer menneskenes barn skjer også dyrene; én og samme hendelse skjer dem, som det ene dør, slik dør det andre, og de har alle én ånd. Og menneskets forrang over dyrene er intet, for alt er tomhet.

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  For det som hender menneskenes barn, hender også dyrene; ett og det samme hender dem: som den ene dør, slik dør den andre; ja, de har alle den samme ånd; så mennesket har ingen fortrinn fremfor dyrene: for alt er tomhet.

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  For det samme som rammer menneskene, rammer også dyrene; én og samme skjebne rammer dem alle: den ene dør, slik dør den andre; de deler alle samme ånd, og dermed har mennesket ingen forrang foran dyrene – for alt er tomhet.

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  For det som hender menneskenes barn, hender også dyrene; ett og det samme hender dem: som den ene dør, slik dør den andre; ja, de har alle den samme ånd; så mennesket har ingen fortrinn fremfor dyrene: for alt er tomhet.

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  For menneskenes barns skjebne er som dyrenes skjebne, de har den samme skjebne. Som den ene dør, slik dør den andre; de har alle én ånd, og menneskene har ingen fordel foran dyrene, for alt er forgjengelighet.

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  For the fate of humans and the fate of animals is the same. As one dies, so dies the other; they all have the same breath, and humans have no advantage over animals, for everything is meaningless.

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  For menneskenes skjebne og dyrenes skjebne er én og samme. Som den ene dør, slik dør også den andre. De har begge samme ånd, og mennesket har ingen fordel fremfor dyrene, for alt er tomhet.

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Thi hvad som hændes Menneskens Børn, det hændes (og) Dyrene, og eens hændes (dem begge); som disse døe, saa døe (og) hine, og de have alle eens Aand, og Mennesket haver ingen Ypperlighed fremfor et (andet) Dyr, thi det er alt Forfængelighed.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

• KJV 1769 norsk

  For det som skjer med menneskene, skjer med dyrene; én ting skjer med dem: som den ene dør, dør også den andre; ja, de har alle én ånd; så mennesket har ingen fortrinn fremfor dyret, for alt er tomhet.

• KJV1611 - Moderne engelsk

  For that which befalls the sons of men also befalls beasts; one thing befalls them: as one dies, so dies the other; yes, they all have one breath; so that a man has no advantage over a beast: for all is vanity.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  For det som skjer med menneskesønnene, skjer også med dyrene. Et og det samme skjer med dem. Som den ene dør, så dør den andre. Ja, de har alle den samme ånde; og mennesket har ingen fordel framfor dyrene: for alt er tomhet.

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  For det skjer med menneskene det samme som skjer med dyrene; ett og samme skjer med dem; som den ene dør, dør også den andre; og de har alle én ånd; mennesket har ingen fordel fremfor dyret, for alt er forgjengelighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  For det som skjer med menneskenes barn, det samme skjer med dyrene; én ting skjer med dem: som den ene dør, så dør den andre; alle har én pust, og mennesket har ingen fortrinn framfor dyrene; for alt er forfengelighet.

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  For menneskets barns skjebne og dyrenes skjebne er den samme. Døden til den ene er som døden til den andre, og alle har samme ånde. Mennesket er ikke høyere enn dyrene; for alt er meningsløst.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  for it happeneth vnto men as it doth vnto beastes, & as the one dyeth, so dyeth ye other: yee they haue both one maner of breth, so yt (in this) a man hath no preemynence aboue a beest, but all are subdued vnto vanite.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  For the condition of the children of men, and the condition of beasts are euen as one condition vnto them. As the one dyeth, so dyeth the other: for they haue all one breath, and there is no excellency of man aboue ye beast: for all is vanitie.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  For it happeneth vnto men as it doth vnto beastes, euen one condition vnto them both: as the one dyeth so dyeth the other, yea they haue both one maner of breath: so that in this a man hath no preeminence aboue a beast, but are all subdued vnto vanitie.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  For an event `is to' the sons of man, and an event `is to' the beasts, even one event `is' to them; as the death of this, so `is' the death of that; and one spirit `is' to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole `is' vanity.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; and man hath no preeminence above the beasts: for all is vanity.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Because the fate of the sons of men and the fate of the beasts is the same. As is the death of one so is the death of the other, and all have one spirit. Man is not higher than the beasts; because all is to no purpose.

• World English Bible (2000)

  For that which happens to the sons of men happens to animals. Even one thing happens to them. As the one dies, so the other dies. Yes, they have all one breath; and man has no advantage over the animals: for all is vanity.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  For the fate of humans and the fate of animals are the same: As one dies, so dies the other; both have the same breath. There is no advantage for humans over animals, for both are fleeting.

Referenced Verses

• Ps 49:12 : 12 { "verseID": "Psalms.49.12", "source": "קִרְבָּ֤ם בָּתֵּ֨ימוֹ ׀ לְֽעוֹלָ֗ם מִ֭שְׁכְּנֹתָם לְדֹ֣ר וָדֹ֑ר קָֽרְא֥וּ בִ֝שְׁמוֹתָ֗ם עֲלֵ֣י אֲדָמֽוֹת׃", "text": "*qirbām* *bāttêmô* *lə*-*ʿôlām* *miškənōtām* *lə*-*dōr* *wā*-*dōr* *qārəʾû* *bi*-*šəmôtām* *ʿălê* *ʾădāmôt*", "grammar": { "*qirbām*": "noun masculine singular with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their inward thought'", "*bāttêmô*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their houses'", "*lə*": "preposition - 'for'", "*ʿôlām*": "noun masculine singular - 'forever/eternity'", "*miškənōtām*": "noun feminine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their dwelling places'", "*lə*": "preposition - 'to'", "*dōr*": "noun masculine singular - 'generation'", "*wā*": "conjunction - 'and'", "*dōr*": "noun masculine singular - 'generation'", "*qārəʾû*": "verb qal perfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they call/proclaim'", "*bi*": "preposition - 'with/by'", "*šəmôtām*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - 'their names'", "*ʿălê*": "preposition - 'upon'", "*ʾădāmôt*": "noun feminine plural - 'lands'" }, "variants": { "*qirbām*": "their inward thought/midst/inner being", "*bāttêmô*": "their houses/dwellings", "*miškənōtām*": "their dwelling places/tabernacles/habitations" } }
• Ps 49:20 : 20 { "verseID": "Psalms.49.20", "source": "תָּ֭בוֹא עַד־דּ֣וֹר אֲבוֹתָ֑יו עַד־נֵ֝֗צַח לֹ֣א יִרְאוּ־אֽוֹר׃", "text": "*tābôʾ* until-*dôr* *ʾăbôtāyw* until-*nēṣaḥ* not *yirʾû*-*ʾôr*", "grammar": { "*tābôʾ*": "verb qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - 'it/he will go/come'", "*dôr*": "noun masculine singular construct - 'generation of'", "*ʾăbôtāyw*": "noun masculine plural with 3rd person masculine singular suffix - 'his fathers'", "*nēṣaḥ*": "noun masculine singular - 'perpetuity/eternity'", "*yirʾû*": "verb qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - 'they will see'", "*ʾôr*": "noun masculine singular - 'light'" }, "variants": { "*nēṣaḥ*": "perpetuity/eternity/forever", "*ʾôr*": "light/daylight/sunlight/life" } }
• Ps 89:47-48 : 47 { "verseID": "Psalms.89.47", "source": "עַד־מָה יְהוָה תִּסָּתֵר לָנֶצַח תִּבְעַר כְּמוֹ־אֵשׁ חֲמָתֶךָ", "text": "Until-what *YHWH* you-will-*tissātēr* to-*lāneṣaḥ*; will-*tibʿar* like-*ʾēš* *ḥămātekā*", "grammar": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "preposition + interrogative - until when/how long", "*YHWH*": "proper noun, divine name", "*tissātēr*": "verb, niphal imperfect 2nd person masculine singular - you will hide yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "preposition + noun - forever/perpetually", "*tibʿar*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person feminine singular - it will burn", "*kᵉmô-ʾēš*": "preposition + noun - like fire", "*ḥămātekā*": "noun + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wrath" }, "variants": { "*ʿad-mâ*": "how long/until when", "*tissātēr*": "you will hide yourself/conceal yourself", "*lā-neṣaḥ*": "forever/perpetually/completely", "*tibʿar*": "will burn/consume/be kindled", "*ḥămātekā*": "your wrath/fury/rage" } } 48 { "verseID": "Psalms.89.48", "source": "זְכָר־אֲנִי מֶה־חָלֶד עַל־מַה־שָּׁוְא בָּרָאתָ כָל־בְּנֵי־אָדָם", "text": "Remember-*ʾănî* what-*ḥāled*; for-what-*šāwᵉʾ* you-*bārāʾtā* all-*bᵉnê*-*ʾādām*", "grammar": { "*zᵉkār*": "verb, qal imperative masculine singular - remember", "*ʾănî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*meh-ḥāled*": "interrogative + noun - what (is) lifetime", "*ʿal-mah-ššāwᵉʾ*": "preposition + interrogative + noun - for what vanity", "*bārāʾtā*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have created", "*kol-bᵉnê*": "noun + noun construct - all sons of", "*ʾādām*": "noun, proper name/mankind - Adam/mankind" }, "variants": { "*zᵉkār*": "remember/call to mind", "*ḥāled*": "lifetime/duration/world", "*šāwᵉʾ*": "vanity/emptiness/futility", "*bārāʾtā*": "you have created/formed", "*bᵉnê-ʾādām*": "sons of man/humans/mankind" } }
• Ps 92:6-7 : 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.92.6", "source": "מַה־גָּדְל֣וּ מַעֲשֶׂ֣יךָ יְהוָ֑ה מְ֝אֹ֗ד עָמְק֥וּ מַחְשְׁבֹתֶֽיךָ׃", "text": "How *gādlû* *maʿăśeykā* *YHWH* *meʾōd* *ʿāmqû* *maḥšebōteykā*.", "grammar": { "How": "interrogative mah - how/what", "*gādlû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are great", "*maʿăśeykā*": "noun masculine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works", "*YHWH*": "divine name - YHWH/LORD", "*meʾōd*": "adverb - very/exceedingly", "*ʿāmqû*": "Qal perfect 3rd person common plural - they are deep", "*maḥšebōteykā*": "noun feminine plural construct + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your thoughts" }, "variants": { "*gādlû*": "they are great/they are magnificent/they are exalted", "*maʿăśeykā*": "your works/your deeds/your actions", "*YHWH*": "LORD/Yahweh/Jehovah (divine name)", "*meʾōd*": "very/exceedingly/greatly", "*ʿāmqû*": "they are deep/they are profound/they are unfathomable", "*maḥšebōteykā*": "your thoughts/your plans/your designs" } } 7 { "verseID": "Psalms.92.7", "source": "אִֽישׁ־בַּ֭עַר לֹ֣א יֵדָ֑ע וּ֝כְסִ֗יל לֹא־יָבִ֥ין אֶת־זֹֽאת׃", "text": "*ʾîš*-*baʿar* not *yēdāʿ* and *kesîl* not *yābîn* *ʾet*-*zōʾt*.", "grammar": { "*ʾîš*-*baʿar*": "noun masculine singular construct + noun masculine singular - man of brutishness/foolish man", "not": "negative particle lōʾ - not", "*yēdāʿ*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he knows", "and": "conjunction wə- - and", "*kesîl*": "noun masculine singular absolute - fool", "not": "negative particle lōʾ - not", "*yābîn*": "Qal imperfect 3rd person masculine singular - he understands", "*ʾet*-*zōʾt*": "direct object marker + demonstrative feminine singular - this" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*-*baʿar*": "brutish man/stupid person/senseless person", "*yēdāʿ*": "he knows/he perceives/he understands", "*kesîl*": "fool/stupid person/dullard", "*yābîn*": "he understands/he comprehends/he perceives", "*zōʾt*": "this/this thing" } }
• Ps 104:29 : 29 { "verseID": "Psalms.104.29", "source": "תַּסְתִּ֥יר פָּנֶיךָ֮ יִֽבָּהֵ֫ל֥וּן תֹּסֵ֣ף ר֭וּחָם יִגְוָע֑וּן וְֽאֶל־עֲפָרָ֥ם יְשׁוּֽבוּ֥ן׃", "text": "You *tastîr* your *pānîm*, they *yibbāhēlûn*; you *tōsēp* their *rûḥām*, they *yigwā'ûn*, *wə'el*-their *'ăpārām* they *yəšûbûn*.", "grammar": { "*tastîr*": "hiphil imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you hide", "*pānîm*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your face", "*yibbāhēlûn*": "niphal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they are terrified/dismayed", "*tōsēp*": "qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you gather/take away", "*rûḥām*": "noun, feminine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their breath/spirit", "*yigwā'ûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they expire/die/perish", "*wə'el*": "conjunction with preposition - and to", "*'ăpārām*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person masculine plural suffix - their dust", "*yəšûbûn*": "qal imperfect, 3rd person plural with paragogic nun - they return" }, "variants": { "*tastîr*": "hide/conceal/withdraw", "*pānîm*": "face/presence/favor", "*yibbāhēlûn*": "be terrified/dismayed/troubled/alarmed", "*tōsēp*": "gather/take away/remove/add", "*rûḥām*": "breath/spirit/wind", "*yigwā'ûn*": "expire/die/perish", "*'ăpārām*": "dust/soil/earth/ground", "*yəšûbûn*": "return/go back/revert" } }
• Eccl 2:14 : 14 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.14", "source": "הֶֽחָכָם֙ עֵינָ֣יו בְּרֹאשׁ֔וֹ וְהַכְּסִ֖יל בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ הוֹלֵ֑ךְ וְיָדַ֣עְתִּי גַם־אָ֔נִי שֶׁמִּקְרֶ֥ה אֶחָ֖ד יִקְרֶ֥ה אֶת־כֻּלָּֽם׃", "text": "The-*ḥākām* *ʿênāyw* in *rōʾshô* and the-*kĕsîl* in the-*ḥōshek* *hôlēk* and *yādaʿtî* also-I *shemmiqreh* *ʾeḥād* *yiqreh* *ʾet*-all of them.", "grammar": { "*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the wise person", "*ʿênāyw*": "dual noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his eyes", "*rōʾshô*": "masculine singular noun + preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his head", "*kĕsîl*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the fool", "*ḥōshek*": "masculine singular noun with definite article + preposition - in the darkness", "*hôlēk*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - walking/going", "*yādaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I knew", "*shemmiqreh*": "relative particle + masculine singular noun - that the fate/event", "*ʾeḥād*": "numeral, masculine singular - one", "*yiqreh*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will happen/befall", "*ʾet-kullām*": "direct object marker + noun + 3rd masculine plural suffix - all of them" }, "variants": { "*ḥākām*": "wise person/sage", "*ʿênāyw bĕrōʾshô*": "his eyes are in his head (idiom: he sees clearly/pays attention)", "*kĕsîl*": "fool/stupid person", "*baḥōshek hôlēk*": "walks in darkness/goes about in darkness", "*miqreh*": "happening/event/fate/destiny", "*miqreh ʾeḥād yiqreh ʾet-kullām*": "one event/fate will happen to all of them" } }
• Eccl 2:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.16", "source": "כִּי֩ אֵ֨ין זִכְר֧וֹן לֶחָכָ֛ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִ֖יל לְעוֹלָ֑ם בְּשֶׁכְּבָ֞ר הַיָּמִ֤ים הַבָּאִים֙ הַכֹּ֣ל נִשְׁכָּ֔ח וְאֵ֛יךְ יָמ֥וּת הֶחָכָ֖ם עִֽם־הַכְּסִֽיל׃", "text": "Because not *zikrôn* to *ḥākām* with-the-*kĕsîl* to *ʿôlām*; in that already the-*yāmîm* the-*bāʾîm* the-all *nishkāḥ* and how *yāmût* the-*ḥākām* with-the-*kĕsîl*.", "grammar": { "*zikrôn*": "masculine singular noun - remembrance/memory", "*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective with prefixed preposition - for the wise person", "*kĕsîl*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article and prefixed preposition - with the fool", "*ʿôlām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - forever", "*yāmîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - the days", "*bāʾîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural with definite article - the coming ones", "*nishkāḥ*": "Niphal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - is forgotten", "*yāmût*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - will die", "*ḥākām*": "masculine singular adjective with definite article - the wise person" }, "variants": { "*zikrôn*": "remembrance/memory/memorial", "*ʿôlām*": "forever/eternity/long duration", "*bĕshekĕbār*": "because already/since already", "*hayyāmîm habbāʾîm*": "the days to come/the coming days/future days", "*hakkōl nishkāḥ*": "everything is forgotten/all is forgotten", "*yāmût heḥākām ʿim-hakkĕsîl*": "the wise person dies with/like the fool" } }
• Eccl 2:20-23 : 20 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.20", "source": "וְסַבּ֥וֹתִֽי אֲנִ֖י לְיַאֵ֣שׁ אֶת־לִבִּ֑י עַ֚ל כָּל־הֶ֣עָמָ֔ל שֶׁעָמַ֖לְתִּי תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "And *sabbôtî* I to *lĕyaʾēsh* *ʾet*-*libbî* over all-the-*ʿāmāl* *sheʿāmaltî* under the-*shāmesh*.", "grammar": { "*sabbôtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I turned", "*lĕyaʾēsh*": "preposition + Piel infinitive construct - to cause to despair", "*libbî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person suffix - my heart", "*ʿāmāl*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the labor", "*sheʿāmaltî*": "relative particle + perfect, 1st singular - that I labored", "*shāmesh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sun" }, "variants": { "*sabbôtî*": "I turned/I turned around/I turned myself", "*lĕyaʾēsh ʾet-libbî*": "to despair/to give up in despair/to make my heart despair", "*ʿal kol-heʿāmāl*": "over all the labor/concerning all the toil", "*sheʿāmaltî*": "that I had labored/worked/toiled", "*taḥat hashāmesh*": "under the sun/in this world" } } 21 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.21", "source": "כִּי־יֵ֣שׁ אָדָ֗ם שֶׁעֲמָל֛וֹ בְּחָכְמָ֥ה וּבְדַ֖עַת וּבְכִשְׁר֑וֹן וּלְאָדָ֞ם שֶׁלֹּ֤א עָֽמַל־בּוֹ֙ יִתְּנֶ֣נּוּ חֶלְק֔וֹ גַּם־זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וְרָעָ֥ה רַבָּֽה׃", "text": "Because-there is *ʾādām* *sheʿămālô* in *ḥokmāh* and in *daʿat* and in *kishrôn* and to *ʾādām* *shellōʾ* *ʿāmal*-in it *yittĕnennû* *ḥelqô* also-this *hebel* and *rāʿāh* *rabbâ*.", "grammar": { "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun - man/person", "*sheʿămālô*": "relative particle + masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - whose labor", "*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - with wisdom", "*daʿat*": "feminine singular noun with prefixed preposition - with knowledge", "*kishrôn*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - with skill", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - to a person", "*shellōʾ*": "relative particle + negative particle - who did not", "*ʿāmal*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he labored", "*yittĕnennû*": "imperfect, 3rd masculine singular + 3rd masculine singular suffix - he will give it", "*ḥelqô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity", "*rāʿāh*": "feminine singular adjective - evil", "*rabbâ*": "feminine singular adjective - great" }, "variants": { "*ʾādām sheʿămālô*": "a person whose labor/a man who works", "*ḥokmāh ûbĕdaʿat ûbĕkishrôn*": "with wisdom and knowledge and skill", "*ʾādām shellōʾ ʿāmal-bô*": "to a person who has not labored at it", "*yittĕnennû ḥelqô*": "he must give it as his share/portion", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness", "*rāʿāh rabbâ*": "great evil/great misfortune/great misery" } } 22 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.22", "source": "כִּ֠י מֶֽה־הֹוֶ֤ה לָֽאָדָם֙ בְּכָל־עֲמָל֔וֹ וּבְרַעְי֖וֹן לִבּ֑ו שְׁה֥וּא עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "Because what-*hōweh* to the-*ʾādām* in all-*ʿămālô* and in *raʿyôn* *libbô* *shĕhûʾ* *ʿāmēl* under the-*shāmesh*.", "grammar": { "*hōweh*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - becoming/happening", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - to the man", "*ʿămālô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor", "*raʿyôn*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition - in striving/longing", "*libbô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*shĕhûʾ*": "relative particle + 3rd masculine singular personal pronoun - which he", "*ʿāmēl*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - laboring", "*shāmesh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sun" }, "variants": { "*meh-hōweh*": "what profit/what advantage/what benefit", "*lāʾādām*": "to the man/for the person", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/his toil/his work", "*raʿyôn libbô*": "striving/longing/vexation of his heart/anxiety of his mind", "*shĕhûʾ ʿāmēl*": "at which he labors/which he toils at", "*taḥat hashāmesh*": "under the sun/in this world" } } 23 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.23", "source": "כִּ֧י כָל־יָמָ֣יו מַכְאֹבִ֗ים וָכַ֙עַס֙ עִנְיָנ֔וֹ גַּם־בַּלַּ֖יְלָה לֹא־שָׁכַ֣ב לִבּ֑וֹ גַּם־זֶ֖ה הֶ֥בֶל הֽוּא׃", "text": "Because all-*yāmāyw* *makʾōbîm* and *kaʿas* *ʿinyānô* also-in the-*laylāh* not-*shākab* *libbô* also-this *hebel* it.", "grammar": { "*yāmāyw*": "masculine plural noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days", "*makʾōbîm*": "masculine plural noun - pains/sorrows", "*kaʿas*": "masculine singular noun - vexation/grief", "*ʿinyānô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his task/occupation", "*laylāh*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - in the night", "*shākab*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - rested/lay down", "*libbô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his heart", "*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity" }, "variants": { "*kol-yāmāyw*": "all his days/entire lifetime", "*makʾōbîm*": "pains/sorrows/suffering", "*kaʿas*": "vexation/grief/anger/irritation", "*ʿinyānô*": "his task/his occupation/his business", "*ballaylāh lōʾ-shākab libbô*": "even at night his mind does not rest/his heart takes no rest", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness" } }
• 2 Sam 14:14 : 14 { "verseID": "2 Samuel.14.14", "source": "כִּי־מ֣וֹת נָמ֔וּת וְכַמַּ֙יִם֙ הַנִּגָּרִ֣ים אַ֔רְצָה אֲשֶׁ֖ר לֹ֣א יֵאָסֵ֑פוּ וְלֹֽא־יִשָּׂ֤א אֱלֹהִים֙ נֶ֔פֶשׁ וְחָשַׁב֙ מַֽחֲשָׁב֔וֹת לְבִלְתִּ֛י יִדַּ֥ח מִמֶּ֖נּוּ נִדָּֽח׃", "text": "For *mûṯ* we will *mûṯ* and like the *mayim* the *nāgar* *ʾarṣâ* which not *ʾāsap* and not *nāśāʾ* *ʾĕlōhîm* *nepeš* and *ḥāšab* *maḥăšābâ* to not *nādaḥ* from him *niddāḥ*.", "grammar": { "*mûṯ*": "qal infinitive absolute - dying (first occurrence); qal imperfect 1st common plural - we will die (second occurrence)", "*nāgar*": "niphal participle masculine plural with definite article - poured out", "*ʾāsap*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine plural - they are gathered up", "*nāśāʾ*": "qal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he lifts/takes away", "*ḥāšab*": "qal perfect 3rd masculine singular + waw consecutive - he devises", "*nādaḥ*": "niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - be banished/driven away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - water", "*ʾarṣâ*": "noun, feminine singular with directional he - to the ground", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*nepeš*": "noun, feminine singular - soul/life", "*maḥăšābâ*": "noun, feminine plural - thoughts/plans", "*niddāḥ*": "niphal participle masculine singular - banished one" }, "variants": { "*mûṯ* *mûṯ*": "surely die/dying we die (emphatic construction)", "*nāgar*": "poured out/spilled", "*ʾāsap*": "gathered up/collected", "*nāśāʾ* *nepeš*": "take away life/pardon/show favor to", "*ḥāšab* *maḥăšābâ*": "devise plans/schemes/thoughts", "*nādaḥ*": "be banished/driven away/cast out", "*niddāḥ*": "banished one/outcast" } }
• Job 14:10-12 : 10 { "verseID": "Job.14.10", "source": "וְגֶ֣בֶר יָ֭מוּת וַֽיֶּחֱלָ֑שׁ וַיִּגְוַ֖ע אָדָ֣ם וְאַיּֽוֹ׃", "text": "*wəgeber* *yāmût* *wayyeḥĕlāš* *wayyigwaʿ* *ʾādām* *wəʾayyô*", "grammar": { "*wəgeber*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he dies", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he is weakened/prostrated", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and he expires/perishes", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine, singular - man/human", "*wəʾayyô*": "conjunction + interrogative + 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix - and where is he" }, "variants": { "*geber*": "man/mighty man/strong man", "*yāmût*": "dies/perishes", "*wayyeḥĕlāš*": "is weakened/is prostrated/is laid low", "*wayyigwaʿ*": "expires/perishes/breathes his last", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/human", "*ʾayyô*": "where is he/his whereabouts" } } 11 { "verseID": "Job.14.11", "source": "אָֽזְלוּ־מַ֭יִם מִנִּי־יָ֑ם וְ֝נָהָ֗ר יֶחֱרַ֥ב וְיָבֵֽשׁ׃", "text": "*ʾāzlû*-*mayim* *minnî*-*yām* *wənāhār* *yeḥĕrab* *wəyābēš*", "grammar": { "*ʾāzlû*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, common, plural - they have gone away", "*mayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - waters", "*minnî*": "preposition - from", "*yām*": "noun, masculine, singular - sea", "*wənāhār*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and river", "*yeḥĕrab*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - it dries up", "*wəyābēš*": "conjunction + verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - and it withers" }, "variants": { "*ʾāzlû*": "go away/depart/disappear", "*minnî*": "from/out of", "*yām*": "sea/lake/large body of water", "*nāhār*": "river/stream", "*yeḥĕrab*": "dries up/becomes dry/is laid bare", "*yābēš*": "withers/becomes dry/is parched" } } 12 { "verseID": "Job.14.12", "source": "וְאִ֥ישׁ שָׁכַ֗ב וְֽלֹא־יָ֫ק֥וּם עַד־בִּלְתִּ֣י שָׁ֭מַיִם לֹ֣א יָקִ֑יצוּ וְלֹֽא־יֵ֝עֹ֗רוּ מִשְּׁנָתָֽם׃", "text": "*wəʾîš* *šākab* *wəlōʾ*-*yāqûm* *ʿad*-*biltî* *šāmayim* *lōʾ* *yāqîṣû* *wəlōʾ*-*yēʿōrû* *miššənātām*", "grammar": { "*wəʾîš*": "conjunction + noun, masculine, singular - and man", "*šākab*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he lies down", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yāqûm*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular - he arises/rises", "*ʿad*": "preposition - until", "*biltî*": "noun, feminine, singular, construct - wearing out of", "*šāmayim*": "noun, masculine, plural - heavens", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*yāqîṣû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they awake", "*wəlōʾ*": "conjunction + negative particle - and not", "*yēʿōrû*": "verb, niphal imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural - they are roused", "*miššənātām*": "preposition + noun, feminine, singular, construct + 3rd person, masculine, plural, suffix - from their sleep" }, "variants": { "*ʾîš*": "man/person/each", "*šākab*": "lies down/sleeps/rests", "*yāqûm*": "arises/rises/gets up", "*biltî*": "wearing out/cessation/non-existence", "*šāmayim*": "heavens/sky", "*yāqîṣû*": "awake/wake up", "*yēʿōrû*": "are roused/are stirred up/are awakened", "*šēnâ*": "sleep/slumber" } }
• Ps 39:5-6 : 5 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.5", "source": "הוֹדִ֘יעֵ֤נִי יְהוָ֨ה ׀ קִצִּ֗י וּמִדַּ֣ת יָמַ֣י מַה־הִ֑יא אֵ֝דְעָ֗ה מֶה־חָדֵ֥ל אָֽנִי׃", "text": "*hôdîʿēnî* *YHWH* *qiṣṣî* and-*middat* *yāmay* what-*hîʾ* *ʾēdəʿāh* what-*ḥādēl* *ʾānî*", "grammar": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "verb, hiphil imperative masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - make me know", "*YHWH*": "proper noun - the LORD", "*qiṣṣî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix - my end", "*middat*": "noun, feminine singular construct with prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and the measure of", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*hîʾ*": "pronoun, 3rd person feminine singular with interrogative 'mah' - what is it", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "verb, qal imperfect 1st person singular cohortative - let me know", "*ḥādēl*": "adjective with interrogative 'meh' - how transient/frail", "*ʾānî*": "pronoun, 1st person singular - I (am)" }, "variants": { "*hôdîʿēnî*": "cause me to know/make me know/inform me", "*qiṣṣî*": "my end/limit/boundary", "*middat*": "measure/extent/proportion", "*yāmay*": "my days/lifetime", "*ʾēdəʿāh*": "let me know/understand/perceive", "*ḥādēl*": "transient/frail/fleeting/ceasing" } } 6 { "verseID": "Psalms.39.6", "source": "הִנֵּ֤ה טְפָח֨וֹת ׀ נָ֘תַ֤תָּה יָמַ֗י וְחֶלְדִּ֣י כְאַ֣יִן נֶגְדֶּ֑ךָ אַ֥ךְ כָּֽל־הֶ֥בֶל כָּל־אָ֝דָ֗ם נִצָּ֥ב סֶֽלָה׃", "text": "*hinnēh* *ṭəfāḥôt* *nātattāh* *yāmay* and-*ḥeldî* like-*ʾayin* *negdekā* *ʾak* all-*hebel* all-*ʾādām* *niṣṣāb* *selāh*", "grammar": { "*hinnēh*": "interjection - behold/look", "*ṭəfāḥôt*": "noun, feminine plural - handbreadths", "*nātattāh*": "verb, qal perfect 2nd person masculine singular - you have made/set", "*yāmay*": "noun, masculine plural with 1st person singular suffix - my days", "*ḥeldî*": "noun, masculine singular with 1st person singular suffix and prefixed conjunction 'wə' - and my lifetime", "*ʾayin*": "substantive with prefixed preposition 'kə' - like nothing", "*negdekā*": "preposition with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - before you", "*ʾak*": "adverb - surely/only", "*hebel*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - all (is) vanity", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular with prefixed 'kol' - every man", "*niṣṣāb*": "verb, niphal participle masculine singular - standing/established", "*selāh*": "musical notation - selah" }, "variants": { "*hinnēh*": "behold/look/see", "*ṭəfāḥôt*": "handbreadths/spans (measurement)", "*nātattāh*": "you have made/set/appointed", "*ḥeldî*": "my lifetime/duration/world", "*ʾayin*": "nothing/non-existence", "*ʾak*": "surely/only/indeed", "*hebel*": "vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness", "*niṣṣāb*": "standing/positioned/established" } }