Verse 6

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.4.6", "source": "ט֕וֹב מְלֹ֥א כַ֖ף נָ֑חַת מִמְּלֹ֥א חָפְנַ֛יִם עָמָ֖ל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ׃", "text": "*ṭôḇ* *məlōʾ* *ḵap* *nāḥat* from-*məlōʾ* *ḥopnayim* *ʿāmāl* and-*rəʿût* *rûaḥ*", "grammar": { "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - better/good", "*məlōʾ*": "noun, masculine singular construct - fullness of", "*ḵap*": "noun, feminine singular - palm/hand", "*nāḥat*": "noun, masculine singular - quietness/rest", "*ḥopnayim*": "noun, masculine dual - handfuls/two hands cupped together", "*ʿāmāl*": "noun, masculine singular - labor/toil", "*rəʿût*": "noun, feminine singular construct - striving/chasing after", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular - wind/spirit" }, "variants": { "*məlōʾ ḵap*": "handful/palmful", "*nāḥat*": "quietness/tranquility/rest", "*məlōʾ ḥopnayim*": "two handfuls/double handful", "*ʿāmāl*": "labor/toil/trouble/effort", "*rəʿût rûaḥ*": "chasing after wind/striving after wind/vexation of spirit" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • Prov 15:16-17 : 16 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.16", "source": "טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בְּיִרְאַ֣ת יְהוָ֑ה מֵאוֹצָ֥ר רָ֝֗ב וּמְה֥וּמָה בֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Ṭôḇ-məʿaṭ bəyirʾat YHWH mēʾôṣār rāḇ ûməhûmāh ḇô*", "grammar": { "*Ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - better/good is", "*məʿaṭ*": "adjective, masculine singular - little/few", "*bəyirʾat*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - with fear of", "YHWH": "proper noun - divine name", "*mēʾôṣār*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than treasure", "*rāḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - great/much", "*ûməhûmāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and turmoil/trouble", "*ḇô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - in it" }, "variants": { "*Ṭôḇ-məʿaṭ*": "better is little/good is small amount", "*bəyirʾat YHWH*": "with fear of YHWH/in reverence for the LORD", "*mēʾôṣār rāḇ*": "than great treasure/than abundant wealth", "*ûməhûmāh ḇô*": "and trouble with it/with turmoil in it" } } 17 { "verseID": "Proverbs.15.17", "source": "ט֤וֹב אֲרֻחַ֣ת יָ֭רָק וְאַהֲבָה־שָׁ֑ם מִשּׁ֥וֹר אָ֝ב֗וּס וְשִׂנְאָה־בֽוֹ׃", "text": "*Ṭôḇ ʾăruḥat yārāq wəʾahăḇāh-šām miššôr ʾāḇûs wəśinʾāh-ḇô*", "grammar": { "*Ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - better/good is", "*ʾăruḥat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - portion/meal of", "*yārāq*": "noun, masculine singular - vegetables/herbs", "*wəʾahăḇāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and love", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*miššôr*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - than ox/bull", "*ʾāḇûs*": "qal passive participle, masculine singular - fattened/stalled", "*wəśinʾāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and hatred", "*ḇô*": "preposition + 3rd masculine singular suffix - with it" }, "variants": { "*Ṭôḇ ʾăruḥat yārāq*": "better is meal of vegetables/good is dinner of herbs", "*wəʾahăḇāh-šām*": "and love there/with love present", "*miššôr ʾāḇûs*": "than fattened ox/than stalled bull", "*wəśinʾāh-ḇô*": "and hatred with it/with animosity present" } }
  • Prov 16:8 : 8 { "verseID": "Proverbs.16.8", "source": "טוֹב־מְ֭עַט בִּצְדָקָ֑ה מֵרֹ֥ב תְּ֝בוּא֗וֹת בְּלֹ֣א מִשְׁפָּֽט׃", "text": "Good-*mᵉʿaṭ* in-*ṣᵉdāqāh* from-*rōḇ* *tᵉḇûʾôt* in-not *mišpāṭ*", "grammar": { "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine, singular - good/better", "*mᵉʿaṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - little/few", "*bᵉ*": "preposition - in/with", "*ṣᵉdāqāh*": "noun, feminine, singular - righteousness/justice", "*min*": "preposition - from/than", "*rōḇ*": "noun, masculine, singular - abundance/multitude", "*tᵉḇûʾôt*": "noun, feminine, plural - produce/income/revenue", "*bᵉ*": "preposition - in/with", "*lōʾ*": "negative particle - not", "*mišpāṭ*": "noun, masculine, singular - justice/judgment/right" }, "variants": { "*mᵉʿaṭ bᵉṣᵉdāqāh*": "little with righteousness/small amount justly gained", "*bᵉlōʾ mišpāṭ*": "without justice/unjustly/unfairly" } }
  • Prov 17:1 : 1 { "verseID": "Proverbs.17.1", "source": "טוֹב פַּת חֲרֵבָה וְשַׁלְוָה־בָהּ מִבַּיִת מָלֵא זִבְחֵי־רִיב", "text": "Better *pat* *chărēbāh* *wə-šalwāh* in it than *bayit* *mālē* *zibchē*-*rîb*", "grammar": { "*pat*": "construct state, feminine singular - morsel/piece of", "*chărēbāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - dry/stale", "*wə-šalwāh*": "conjunction + noun, feminine singular - and tranquility/peace/quietness", "*bayit*": "noun, masculine singular - house", "*mālē*": "adjective, masculine singular - full", "*zibchē*": "construct plural of *zebach* - sacrifices of", "*rîb*": "noun, masculine singular - strife/contention/dispute" }, "variants": { "*pat*": "piece/morsel/fragment of bread", "*chărēbāh*": "dry/stale/parched", "*šalwāh*": "tranquility/peace/quietness", "*bayit*": "house/home/dwelling", "*zibchē*": "sacrificial meals/feasts/offerings", "*rîb*": "strife/contention/quarrel/dispute" } }
  • Ps 37:16 : 16 { "verseID": "Psalms.37.16", "source": "טוֹב־מְ֭עַט לַצַּדִּ֑יק מֵ֝הֲמ֗וֹן רְשָׁעִ֥ים רַבִּֽים׃", "text": "Better is *məʿaṭ* for *ṣaddîq* than *hămôn rəšāʿîm rabbîm*.", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - better/good", "*məʿaṭ*": "masculine singular adjective/noun - little/small amount", "*laṣṣaddîq*": "preposition + definite article + masculine singular adjective/noun - for the righteous person", "*mēhămôn*": "preposition + masculine singular construct - than abundance of", "*rəšāʿîm*": "masculine plural adjective/noun - wicked ones", "*rabbîm*": "masculine plural adjective - many" }, "variants": { "*ṭôb-məʿaṭ laṣṣaddîq*": "better is a little for the righteous/the little of the righteous is better", "*hămôn rəšāʿîm rabbîm*": "abundance of many wicked ones/great wealth of the wicked" } }