1{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.1",
"source": "אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ בְּלִבִּ֔י לְכָה־נָּ֛א אֲנַסְּכָ֛ה בְשִׂמְחָ֖ה וּרְאֵ֣ה בְט֑וֹב וְהִנֵּ֥ה גַם־ה֖וּא הָֽבֶל׃",
"text": "*ʾāmarĕtî* I in *lĕbî* [my heart], *lĕkāh-nāʾ* *ʾănassĕkāh* in *śimḥāh* and *rĕʾēh* in *ṭôb* and *hinnēh* also it *hebel*.",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāmarĕtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I said/spoke",
"*lĕbî*": "preposition + noun + 1st person suffix - in my heart",
"*lĕkāh-nāʾ*": "imperative + particle - come now/please go",
"*ʾănassĕkāh*": "cohortative, 1st singular - let me test/try",
"*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular noun - joy/gladness/pleasure",
"*rĕʾēh*": "imperative, masculine singular - see/look/observe",
"*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good/pleasant/favorable",
"*hinnēh*": "presentative particle - behold/look",
"*hebel*": "masculine singular noun - vapor/breath/vanity/emptiness"
},
"variants": {
"*lĕbî*": "my heart/mind/inner self",
"*lĕkāh-nāʾ*": "come now/go please (self-encouragement)",
"*ʾănassĕkāh*": "I will test/try/prove/examine",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure/mirth",
"*ṭôb*": "good/pleasant/agreeable/beneficial/prosperity",
"*hebel*": "vapor/breath/emptiness/vanity/futility/meaninglessness"
}
}
2{
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.2",
"source": "לִשְׂח֖וֹק אָמַ֣רְתִּי מְהוֹלָ֑ל וּלְשִׂמְחָ֖ה מַה־זֹּ֥ה עֹשָֽׂה׃",
"text": "To *śĕḥôq* *ʾāmarĕtî* *mĕhôlāl* and to *śimḥāh* *mah-zōh* *ʿōśâ*.",
"grammar": {
"*śĕḥôq*": "masculine singular noun with preposition - to laughter",
"*ʾāmarĕtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I said",
"*mĕhôlāl*": "Pual participle, masculine singular - maddened/folly",
"*śimḥāh*": "feminine singular noun with preposition - to joy",
"*mah-zōh*": "interrogative + demonstrative - what is this",
"*ʿōśâ*": "participle, feminine singular - doing/accomplishing"
},
"variants": {
"*śĕḥôq*": "laughter/derision/mocking",
"*mĕhôlāl*": "madness/folly/craziness",
"*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure/mirth",
"*ʿōśâ*": "doing/making/accomplishing/producing"
}
}
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"
}
}