Eccl 2:3-9 : 3 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.3",
"source": "תַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔י לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ בַּיַּ֖יִן אֶת־בְּשָׂרִ֑י וְלִבִּ֞י נֹהֵ֤ג בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז בְּסִכְל֔וּת עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר־אֶרְאֶ֗ה אֵי־זֶ֨ה ט֜וֹב לִבְנֵ֤י הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַעֲשׂוּ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִסְפַּ֖ר יְמֵ֥י חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃",
"text": "*tartî* in *libbî* to *limshôk* with *yayin* *ʾet-bĕśārî* and *libbî* *nōhēg* in *ḥokmāh* and to *leʾĕḥōz* in *siklût* until *ʾăsher-ʾerʾeh* *ʾêy-zeh* *ṭôb* to *bĕnê hāʾādām* *ʾăsher* *yaʿăśû* under *hashāmayim* *mispar* *yĕmê* *ḥayyêhem*.",
"grammar": {
"*tartî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I explored/searched out",
"*libbî*": "noun + 1st person suffix - my heart",
"*limshôk*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to cheer/attract/stimulate",
"*yayin*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - wine",
"*ʾet-bĕśārî*": "direct object marker + noun + 1st person suffix - my flesh",
"*nōhēg*": "participle, masculine singular - guiding/leading",
"*ḥokmāh*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - with wisdom",
"*leʾĕḥōz*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to grasp/take hold",
"*siklût*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - with folly",
"*ʾăsher-ʾerʾeh*": "relative particle + imperfect, 1st singular - until I might see",
"*ʾêy-zeh*": "interrogative + demonstrative - which/what",
"*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good",
"*bĕnê hāʾādām*": "construct + definite article + noun - sons of man/humanity",
"*yaʿăśû*": "imperfect, 3rd plural - they should do",
"*hashāmayim*": "definite article + noun - the heavens",
"*mispar*": "construct noun - number of",
"*yĕmê*": "construct plural of 'day'",
"*ḥayyêhem*": "plural noun + 3rd person plural suffix - their lives"
},
"variants": {
"*tartî*": "I explored/searched/investigated",
"*limshôk*": "to draw/pull/attract/stimulate/cheer",
"*bĕśārî*": "my flesh/body/self",
"*nōhēg*": "guiding/leading/conducting/driving",
"*ḥokmāh*": "wisdom/skill/intelligence",
"*leʾĕḥōz*": "to grasp/seize/take hold of",
"*siklût*": "folly/foolishness/stupidity",
"*ṭôb*": "good/beneficial/pleasant/favorable",
"*bĕnê hāʾādām*": "sons of man/mankind/humanity",
"*taḥat hashāmayim*": "under the heavens/under the sky"
}
}
4 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.4",
"source": "הִגְדַּ֖לְתִּי מַעֲשָׂ֑י בָּנִ֤יתִי לִי֙ בָּתִּ֔ים נָטַ֥עְתִּי לִ֖י כְּרָמִֽים׃",
"text": "*higdaltî* *maʿăśāy* *bānîtî* to me *bāttîm* *nāṭaʿtî* to me *kĕrāmîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*higdaltî*": "Hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I made great/magnified",
"*maʿăśāy*": "plural noun + 1st person suffix - my works/deeds",
"*bānîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I built",
"*bāttîm*": "plural noun - houses",
"*nāṭaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I planted",
"*kĕrāmîm*": "plural noun - vineyards"
},
"variants": {
"*higdaltî*": "I made great/magnified/increased",
"*maʿăśāy*": "my works/deeds/actions/accomplishments",
"*bāttîm*": "houses/homes/dwellings",
"*kĕrāmîm*": "vineyards/orchards"
}
}
5 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.5",
"source": "עָשִׂ֣יתִי לִ֔י גַּנּ֖וֹת וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑ים וְנָטַ֥עְתִּי בָהֶ֖ם עֵ֥ץ כָּל־פֶּֽרִי׃",
"text": "*ʿāśîtî* for me *gannôt* and *pardēsîm* and *nāṭaʿtî* in them *ʿēṣ* *kol-perî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāśîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I made",
"*gannôt*": "feminine plural noun - gardens",
"*pardēsîm*": "masculine plural noun - parks/orchards",
"*nāṭaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I planted",
"*ʿēṣ*": "masculine singular construct - tree of",
"*kol-perî*": "all + noun - every fruit"
},
"variants": {
"*ʿāśîtî*": "I made/created/prepared",
"*gannôt*": "gardens/vegetable gardens",
"*pardēsîm*": "parks/orchards/pleasure gardens",
"*ʿēṣ kol-perî*": "trees of all kinds of fruit/every fruit-bearing tree"
}
}
6 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.6",
"source": "עָשִׂ֥יתִי לִ֖י בְּרֵכ֣וֹת מָ֑יִם לְהַשְׁק֣וֹת מֵהֶ֔ם יַ֖עַר צוֹמֵ֥חַ עֵצִֽים׃",
"text": "*ʿāśîtî* for me *bĕrēkôt* *māyim* to *hashqôt* from them *yaʿar* *ṣômēaḥ* *ʿēṣîm*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʿāśîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I made",
"*bĕrēkôt*": "feminine plural noun - pools",
"*māyim*": "masculine plural noun - water",
"*hashqôt*": "Hiphil infinitive construct - to water/irrigate",
"*yaʿar*": "masculine singular noun - forest/grove",
"*ṣômēaḥ*": "Qal participle, masculine singular - sprouting/growing",
"*ʿēṣîm*": "masculine plural noun - trees"
},
"variants": {
"*bĕrēkôt māyim*": "pools of water/reservoirs",
"*hashqôt*": "to water/irrigate/give drink to",
"*yaʿar ṣômēaḥ ʿēṣîm*": "forest sprouting trees/growing woodland/grove of flourishing trees"
}
}
7 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.7",
"source": "קָנִ֙יתִי֙ עֲבָדִ֣ים וּשְׁפָח֔וֹת וּבְנֵי־בַ֖יִת הָ֣יָה לִ֑י גַּ֣ם מִקְנֶה֩ בָקָ֨ר וָצֹ֤אן הַרְבֵּה֙ הָ֣יָה לִ֔י מִכֹּ֛ל שֶֽׁהָי֥וּ לְפָנַ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלָֽ͏ִם׃",
"text": "*qānîtî* *ʿăbādîm* and *shĕphāḥôt* and *bĕnê-bayit* *hāyāh* to me, also *miqneh* *bāqār* and *ṣōʾn* *harbēh* *hāyāh* to me more than all *shehāyû* before me in *Yĕrûshālāyim*.",
"grammar": {
"*qānîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I acquired/bought",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "masculine plural noun - servants/slaves",
"*shĕphāḥôt*": "feminine plural noun - maidservants/female slaves",
"*bĕnê-bayit*": "construct plural + noun - home-born slaves/household servants",
"*hāyāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was/existed",
"*miqneh*": "masculine singular construct - possession of",
"*bāqār*": "masculine singular collective - cattle/herd",
"*ṣōʾn*": "masculine/feminine singular collective - small livestock/sheep",
"*harbēh*": "adverb - much/many/abundantly",
"*shehāyû*": "relative particle + perfect, 3rd plural - who were",
"*Yĕrûshālāyim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem"
},
"variants": {
"*qānîtî*": "I acquired/bought/purchased/obtained",
"*ʿăbādîm*": "male servants/slaves/workers",
"*shĕphāḥôt*": "female servants/maidservants/slave women",
"*bĕnê-bayit*": "household servants/home-born slaves/domestic servants",
"*miqneh bāqār wāṣōʾn*": "possessions of cattle and flocks/herds of livestock",
"*harbēh*": "many/much/great/abundant"
}
}
8 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.8",
"source": "כָּנַ֤סְתִּי לִי֙ גַּם־כֶּ֣סֶף וְזָהָ֔ב וּסְגֻלַּ֥ת מְלָכִ֖ים וְהַמְּדִינ֑וֹת עָשִׂ֨יתִי לִ֜י שָׁרִ֣ים וְשָׁר֗וֹת וְתַעֲנוּגֹ֛ת בְּנֵ֥י הָאָדָ֖ם שִׁדָּ֥ה וְשִׁדּֽוֹת׃",
"text": "*kānastî* for me also *keseph* and *zāhāb* and *sĕgullat* *mĕlākîm* and *hammĕdînôt*; *ʿāśîtî* for me *shārîm* and *shārôt* and *taʿănûgōt* *bĕnê hāʾādām* *shiddāh wĕshiddôt*.",
"grammar": {
"*kānastî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I gathered/collected",
"*keseph*": "masculine singular noun - silver",
"*zāhāb*": "masculine singular noun - gold",
"*sĕgullat*": "feminine singular construct - treasure of",
"*mĕlākîm*": "masculine plural noun - kings",
"*hammĕdînôt*": "definite article + feminine plural noun - the provinces",
"*ʿāśîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I acquired/made",
"*shārîm*": "masculine plural noun - singers/musicians",
"*shārôt*": "feminine plural noun - female singers/musicians",
"*taʿănûgōt*": "feminine plural noun - delights/luxuries",
"*bĕnê hāʾādām*": "construct + definite article + noun - sons of man/mankind",
"*shiddāh wĕshiddôt*": "feminine singular + waw + feminine plural - concubine(s)/musical instrument(s)"
},
"variants": {
"*kānastî*": "I gathered/collected/amassed",
"*keseph wĕzāhāb*": "silver and gold/money and precious metal",
"*sĕgullat*": "treasure/property/valued possession",
"*hammĕdînôt*": "the provinces/territories/districts",
"*shārîm wĕshārôt*": "male and female singers/musicians/entertainers",
"*taʿănûgōt*": "delights/pleasures/luxuries",
"*shiddāh wĕshiddôt*": "uncertain term - possibly 'concubine(s)/musical instrument(s)/chest(s)/goblet(s)'"
}
}
9 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.9",
"source": "וְגָדַ֣לְתִּי וְהוֹסַ֔פְתִּי מִכֹּ֛ל שֶׁהָיָ֥ה לְפָנַ֖י בִּירוּשָׁלָ֑͏ִם אַ֥ף חָכְמָתִ֖י עָ֥מְדָה לִּֽי׃",
"text": "And *gādaltî* and *hôsaptî* more than all *shehāyāh* before me in *Yĕrûshālāim*; also *ḥokmātî* *ʿāmĕdāh* for me.",
"grammar": {
"*gādaltî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I became great",
"*hôsaptî*": "Hiphil perfect, 1st singular - I increased/added",
"*shehāyāh*": "relative particle + perfect, 3rd masculine singular - who was",
"*Yĕrûshālāim*": "proper noun - Jerusalem",
"*ḥokmātî*": "feminine singular noun + 1st person suffix - my wisdom",
"*ʿāmĕdāh*": "perfect, 3rd feminine singular - stood/remained"
},
"variants": {
"*gādaltî*": "I became great/increased/grew",
"*hôsaptî*": "I added/increased/exceeded",
"*ḥokmātî ʿāmĕdāh lî*": "my wisdom stood with me/remained with me/sustained me"
}
}
10 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.10",
"source": "וְכֹל֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר שָֽׁאֲל֣וּ עֵינַ֔י לֹ֥א אָצַ֖לְתִּי מֵהֶ֑ם לֹֽא־מָנַ֨עְתִּי אֶת־לִבִּ֜י מִכָּל־שִׂמְחָ֗ה כִּֽי־לִבִּ֤י שָׂמֵ֙חַ֙ מִכָּל־עֲמָלִ֔י וְזֶֽה־הָיָ֥ה חֶלְקִ֖י מִכָּל־עֲמָלִֽי׃",
"text": "And all *ʾăsher* *shāʾălû* *ʿênay* not *ʾāṣaltî* from them; not-*mānaʿtî* *ʾet-libbî* from all-*śimḥāh* because-*libbî* *śāmēaḥ* from all-*ʿămālî* and this-*hāyāh* *ḥelqî* from all-*ʿămālî*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾăsher*": "relative particle - that/which",
"*shāʾălû*": "perfect, 3rd plural - they asked/desired",
"*ʿênay*": "dual noun + 1st person suffix - my eyes",
"*ʾāṣaltî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I withheld",
"*mānaʿtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I kept back",
"*ʾet-libbî*": "direct object marker + noun + 1st person suffix - my heart",
"*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular noun - joy",
"*libbî*": "noun + 1st person suffix - my heart",
"*śāmēaḥ*": "adjective, masculine singular - joyful/glad",
"*ʿămālî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person suffix - my labor/toil",
"*hāyāh*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - was",
"*ḥelqî*": "masculine singular noun + 1st person suffix - my portion/share"
},
"variants": {
"*shāʾălû ʿênay*": "my eyes asked/desired/longed for",
"*ʾāṣaltî*": "I withheld/kept back/refused",
"*mānaʿtî*": "I kept/withheld/prevented",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure",
"*śāmēaḥ*": "joyful/glad/happy",
"*ʿămālî*": "my labor/toil/work/effort",
"*ḥelqî*": "my portion/share/reward/part"
}
}
11 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.11",
"source": "וּפָנִ֣יתִֽי אֲנִ֗י בְּכָל־מַעֲשַׂי֙ שֶֽׁעָשׂ֣וּ יָדַ֔י וּבֶֽעָמָ֖ל שֶׁעָמַ֣לְתִּי לַעֲשׂ֑וֹת וְהִנֵּ֨ה הַכֹּ֥ל הֶ֙בֶל֙ וּרְע֣וּת ר֔וּחַ וְאֵ֥ין יִתְר֖וֹן תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃",
"text": "And *pānîtî* I in all-*maʿăśay* *sheʿāśû* *yāday* and in *ʿāmāl* *sheʿāmaltî* to *laʿăśôt* and *hinnēh* the-all *hebel* and *rĕʿût* *rûaḥ* and not *yitrôn* under the-*shāmesh*.",
"grammar": {
"*pānîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I turned/faced/considered",
"*maʿăśay*": "plural noun + 1st person suffix - my works",
"*sheʿāśû*": "relative particle + perfect, 3rd plural - that they made",
"*yāday*": "dual noun + 1st person suffix - my hands",
"*ʿāmāl*": "masculine singular noun - labor/toil",
"*sheʿāmaltî*": "relative particle + perfect, 1st singular - that I labored",
"*laʿăśôt*": "preposition + infinitive construct - to do",
"*hinnēh*": "presentative particle - behold",
"*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/vanity",
"*rĕʿût*": "feminine singular construct - striving of",
"*rûaḥ*": "feminine singular noun - wind/spirit",
"*yitrôn*": "masculine singular noun - advantage/profit",
"*shāmesh*": "masculine singular noun with definite article - the sun"
},
"variants": {
"*pānîtî*": "I turned/faced/considered/examined",
"*maʿăśay sheʿāśû yāday*": "my works that my hands had done",
"*ʿāmāl sheʿāmaltî laʿăśôt*": "toil that I had labored to do/accomplish",
"*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness",
"*rĕʿût rûaḥ*": "striving after wind/chasing wind/vexation of spirit",
"*yitrôn*": "advantage/profit/gain/benefit",
"*taḥat hashāmesh*": "under the sun/in this world"
}
}