Ecclesiastes 8:15

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{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.8.15", "source": "וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "And-*šibbaḥtî* *ʾănî* *ʾet*-the-*śimḥāh* *ʾăšer* no-*ṭôb* to-the-*ʾādām* *taḥat* the-*šemeš* *kî* if-to-*ʾĕkôl* and-to-*lištôt* and-to-*liśmôaḥ* and-*hûʾ* *yilwennû* in-*ʿămālô* *yĕmê* *ḥayyāyw* *ʾăšer*-*nātan*-to-him the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *taḥat* the-*šāmeš*", "grammar": { "*šibbaḥtî*": "piel perfect, 1st person singular - I praised/commended", "*ʾănî*": "personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I", "*śimḥāh*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which/because", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ʾādām*": "noun, masculine singular - man/mankind", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under", "*šemeš*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because/that", "*ʾĕkôl*": "qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*lištôt*": "qal infinitive construct - to drink", "*liśmôaḥ*": "qal infinitive construct - to rejoice", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it/that", "*yilwennû*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - will accompany him", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor", "*yĕmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ḥayyāyw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life", "*nātan*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God/gods" }, "variants": { "*šibbaḥtî*": "I praised/I commended/I lauded", "*śimḥāh*": "joy/gladness/pleasure/happiness", "*ṭôb*": "good/better/best", "*ʾādām*": "man/mankind/humanity", "*šemeš*": "sun", "*ʾĕkôl*": "to eat/eating", "*lištôt*": "to drink/drinking", "*liśmôaḥ*": "to rejoice/to be glad/to enjoy", "*yilwennû*": "will accompany him/will join him/will go with him", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/his toil/his work", "*yĕmê*": "days of/lifetime of", "*ḥayyāyw*": "his life/his lifetime", "*nātan*": "gave/granted/provided", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "God/gods/divine being(s)" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

Transliteration

And-šibbaḥtî ʾănî ʾet-the-śimḥāh ʾăšer no-ṭôb to-the-ʾādām taḥat the-šemeš kî if-to-ʾĕkôl and-to-lištôt and-to-liśmôaḥ and-hûʾ yilwennû in-ʿămālô yĕmê ḥayyāyw ʾăšer-nātan-to-him the-ʾĕlōhîm taḥat the-šāmeš

Grammar Details

• *šibbaḥtî*: piel perfect, 1st person singular - I praised/commended
• *ʾănî*: personal pronoun, 1st person singular - I
• *śimḥāh*: noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness
• *ʾăšer*: relative particle - that/which/because
• *ṭôb*: adjective, masculine singular - good
• *ʾādām*: noun, masculine singular - man/mankind
• *taḥat*: preposition - under
• *šemeš*: noun, feminine singular - sun
• *kî*: conjunction - for/because/that
• *ʾĕkôl*: qal infinitive construct - to eat
• *lištôt*: qal infinitive construct - to drink
• *liśmôaḥ*: qal infinitive construct - to rejoice
• *hûʾ*: personal pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - it/that
• *yilwennû*: qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - will accompany him
• *ʿămālô*: noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor
• *yĕmê*: noun, masculine plural construct - days of
• *ḥayyāyw*: noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his life
• *nātan*: qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - gave
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: noun, masculine plural - God/gods

Word Meanings

• *šibbaḥtî*: I praised/I commended/I lauded
• *śimḥāh*: joy/gladness/pleasure/happiness
• *ṭôb*: good/better/best
• *ʾādām*: man/mankind/humanity
• *šemeš*: sun
• *ʾĕkôl*: to eat/eating
• *lištôt*: to drink/drinking
• *liśmôaḥ*: to rejoice/to be glad/to enjoy
• *yilwennû*: will accompany him/will join him/will go with him
• *ʿămālô*: his labor/his toil/his work
• *yĕmê*: days of/lifetime of
• *ḥayyāyw*: his life/his lifetime
• *nātan*: gave/granted/provided
• *ʾĕlōhîm*: God/gods/divine being(s)

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  So I praised enjoyment, because there is nothing better for a person under the sun than to eat, drink, and be glad. This will accompany them in their toil through the days of life that God has given them under the sun.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Then I commended mirth, bause a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  So I commended joy, because a man has no better thing under the sun than to eat, drink, and be merry; for this will remain with him in his labor the days of his life, which God gives him under the sun.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor [all] the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Therfore I commende gladnesse, because a man hath no better thinge vnder the Sonne, then to eate and drynke, and to be mery: for that shal he haue of his laboure all the daies of his life, which God geueth him vnder the Sonne.+

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  And I praysed ioy: for there is no goodnesse to man vnder the sunne, saue to eate and to drinke and to reioyce: for this is adioyned to his labour, the dayes of his life that God hath giuen him vnder the sunne.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Therfore I commende gladnesse, because a man hath no better thing vnder the sunne, then to eate and drinke, and to be merie: for that shall he haue of his labour, al the dayes of his life which God geueth hym vnder the sunne.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  And I have praised mirth because there is no good to man under the sun except to eat and to drink, and to rejoice, and it remaineth with him of his labour the days of his life that God hath given to him under the sun.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor `all' the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that shall abide with him in his labor [all] the days of his life which God hath given him under the sun.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  So I gave praise to joy, because there is nothing better for a man to do under the sun than to take meat and drink and be happy; for that will be with him in his work all the days of his life which God gives him under the sun.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Then I commended mirth, because a man has no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be joyful: for that will accompany him in his labor all the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Enjoy Life In Spite of Its Injustices So I recommend the enjoyment of life, for there is nothing better on earth for a person to do except to eat, drink, and enjoy life. So joy will accompany him in his toil during the days of his life which God gives him on earth.

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 2:24 : 24 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.2.24", "source": "אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב בָּאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְהֶרְאָ֧ה אֶת־נַפְשׁ֛וֹ ט֖וֹב בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ גַּם־זֹה֙ רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֔נִי כִּ֛י מִיַּ֥ד הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "Not-*ṭôb* in the-*ʾādām* *sheyyōʾkal* and *shātâ* and *herʾāh* *ʾet*-*napshô* *ṭôb* in *ʿămālô* also-this *rāʾîtî* I because from *yad* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* it.", "grammar": { "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʾādām*": "masculine singular noun with prefixed preposition and definite article - in the man", "*sheyyōʾkal*": "relative particle + imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he should eat", "*shātâ*": "perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he drank", "*herʾāh*": "Hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he showed/made see", "*napshô*": "feminine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix - his soul", "*ṭôb*": "masculine singular adjective - good", "*ʿămālô*": "masculine singular noun + 3rd masculine singular suffix with prefixed preposition - in his labor", "*rāʾîtî*": "perfect, 1st singular - I saw", "*yad*": "feminine singular construct - hand of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "masculine plural noun with definite article - God" }, "variants": { "*ʾêyn-ṭôb bāʾādām*": "there is nothing better for a person/it is not good for man", "*sheyyōʾkal wĕshātâ*": "than to eat and drink", "*herʾāh ʾet-napshô ṭôb*": "to let himself enjoy good/to make his soul see good", "*baʿămālô*": "in his work/in his labor/in his toil", "*miyyad hāʾĕlōhîm*": "from the hand of God/from God" } }
• Eccl 5:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.18", "source": "גַּ֣ם כָּֽל־הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן־ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֙נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת־חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "Also all *hāʾāḏām* who *nāṯan-lô* *hāʾĕlōhîm* *ʿōšer* and *nəḵāsîm* and *hišlîṭô* to *leʾĕḵōl* from it and to *wəlāśēʾṯ* *ʾeṯ-ḥelqô* and to *wəliśmōaḥ* in *baʿămālô*, this *mattaṯ* *ʾĕlōhîm* she", "grammar": { "*hāʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*nāṯan-lô*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular + preposition with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he gave to him", "*hāʾĕlōhîm*": "definite article + noun, masculine plural - the God (lit. the gods)", "*ʿōšer*": "noun, masculine singular - riches/wealth", "*nəḵāsîm*": "noun, masculine plural - possessions/property", "*hišlîṭô*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - he enabled him", "*leʾĕḵōl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat", "*wəlāśēʾṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to carry/take", "*ʾeṯ-ḥelqô*": "direct object marker + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*wəliśmōaḥ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to rejoice", "*baʿămālô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his labor", "*mattaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - gift of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God (lit. gods)" }, "variants": { "*hāʾāḏām*": "the man/mankind/humanity", "*nəḵāsîm*": "possessions/property/goods/wealth", "*hišlîṭô*": "enabled him/gave him power/allowed him", "*lāśēʾṯ*": "to take/carry/bear/lift", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot/inheritance", "*liśmōaḥ*": "to rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*mattaṯ*": "gift/present/reward" } }
• Eccl 3:12-13 : 12 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.12", "source": "יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין ט֖וֹב בָּ֑ם כִּ֣י אִם־לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ט֖וֹב בְּחַיָּֽיו׃", "text": "*yāḏaʿtî* that *ʾên* *ṭôḇ* in-them that if-to-*liśmôaḥ* *wə*-to-*laʿăśôṯ* *ṭôḇ* in-*ḥayyāyw*", "grammar": { "*yāḏaʿtî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I know/knew", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*bām*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine plural suffix - in them", "*kî ʾim*": "conjunction phrase - but/except", "*li*": "preposition prefix - to/for", "*śmôaḥ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to rejoice", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*lă*": "preposition prefix - to/for", "*ʿăśôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to do", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - good", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*ḥayyāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his life" }, "variants": { "*yāḏaʿtî*": "I know/knew/understand/perceive", "*ʾên*": "there is not/there isn't", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*śmôaḥ*": "to rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*ʿăśôṯ*": "to do/make/produce", "*ḥayyāyw*": "his life/his lifetime" } } 13 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.13", "source": "וְגַ֤ם כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְרָאָ֥ה ט֖וֹב בְּכָל־עֲמָל֑וֹ מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃", "text": "*wə*-also every-the-*ʾāḏām* that-*yōʾḵal* *wə*-*šāṯâ* *wə*-*rāʾâ* *ṭôḇ* in-all-*ʿămālô* *mattat* *ʾĕlōhîm* *hîʾ*", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*gam*": "adverb - also/moreover", "*kol*": "adjective - every/all", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*še*": "relative particle - that/who", "*yōʾḵal*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will eat", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*šāṯâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he drank", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʾâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he saw", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - good", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*kol*": "adjective - every/all", "*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his labor", "*mattat*": "noun, feminine singular construct - gift of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural (with singular meaning) - God", "*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun, feminine singular - she/it" }, "variants": { "*yōʾḵal*": "will eat/consume/devour", "*šāṯâ*": "drank/imbibed", "*rāʾâ*": "saw/observed/experienced", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*ʿămālô*": "his labor/toil/work", "*mattat*": "gift/present/offering" } }
• Eccl 3:22 : 22 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.22", "source": "וְרָאִ֗יתִי כִּ֣י אֵ֥ין טוֹב֙ מֵאֲשֶׁ֨ר יִשְׂמַ֤ח הָאָדָם֙ בְּֽמַעֲשָׂ֔יו כִּי־ה֖וּא חֶלְק֑וֹ כִּ֣י מִ֤י יְבִיאֶ֙נּוּ֙ לִרְא֔וֹת בְּמֶ֖ה שֶׁיִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָֽיו׃", "text": "*wə*-*rāʾîṯî* that *ʾên* *ṭôḇ* than-*ʾăšer* *yiśmaḥ* the-*ʾāḏām* in-*maʿăśāyw* for-*hûʾ* *ḥelqô* for who *yəḇîʾennû* to-*lirʾôṯ* in-what that-*yihyeh* after-him", "grammar": { "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rāʾîṯî*": "verb, qal perfect, 1st person singular - I saw", "*kî*": "conjunction - that/because", "*ʾên*": "particle of negation - there is not", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective/noun, masculine singular - good", "*mē*": "preposition - from/than", "*ʾăšer*": "relative particle - that/which", "*yiśmaḥ*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will rejoice", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*maʿăśāyw*": "noun, masculine plural + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his works", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*hûʾ*": "personal pronoun, masculine singular - he/it", "*ḥelqô*": "noun, masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - his portion", "*kî*": "conjunction - for/because", "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yəḇîʾennû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - he will bring him", "*li*": "preposition - to/for", "*rʾôṯ*": "verb, qal infinitive construct - to see", "*bə*": "preposition - in", "*meh*": "interrogative pronoun - what", "*še*": "relative particle - that/which", "*yihyeh*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - it will be", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - after him" }, "variants": { "*rāʾîṯî*": "I saw/observed/perceived", "*ʾên*": "there is not/nothing/no", "*ṭôḇ*": "good/pleasant/agreeable", "*yiśmaḥ*": "will rejoice/be glad/be joyful", "*maʿăśāyw*": "his works/deeds/actions", "*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot", "*yəḇîʾennû*": "will bring him/cause him to come", "*rʾôṯ*": "to see/perceive/experience", "*yihyeh*": "will be/will happen/will occur", "*ʾaḥărāyw*": "after him/behind him/following him" } }
• Eccl 9:7-9 : 7 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.7", "source": "לֵ֣ךְ אֱכֹ֤ל בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה בְלֶב־ט֖וֹב יֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י כְבָ֔ר רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים אֶֽת־מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃", "text": "*Lēk* *ʾěkōl* in-*śimḥâ* *laḥmekā* and-*šătēh* in-*lēb*-*ṭôb* *yênekā*, for already *rāṣâ* the-*ʾělōhîm* *ʾet*-*maʿăśêkā*.", "grammar": { "*lēk*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - go", "*ʾěkōl*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - eat", "*śimḥâ*": "noun, feminine singular - joy/gladness", "*laḥmekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your bread", "*šătēh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - drink", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart", "*ṭôb*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*yênekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your wine", "*rāṣâ*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - has approved/favored", "*ʾělōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - God", "*maʿăśêkā*": "noun, masculine plural construct with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your works/deeds" }, "variants": { "*lēk*": "go/proceed", "*ʾěkōl*": "eat/consume", "*śimḥâ*": "joy/gladness/pleasure/delight", "*laḥmekā*": "your bread/your food", "*šătēh*": "drink/imbibe", "*lēb-ṭôb*": "good heart/cheerful mind/joyful spirit", "*yênekā*": "your wine/your beverage", "*rāṣâ*": "has approved/has favored/has accepted/is pleased with", "*ʾělōhîm*": "God/divine being", "*maʿăśêkā*": "your works/your actions/your deeds" } } 8 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.8", "source": "בְּכָל־עֵ֕ת יִהְי֥וּ בְגָדֶ֖יךָ לְבָנִ֑ים וְשֶׁ֖מֶן עַל־רֹאשְׁךָ֥ אַל־יֶחְסָֽר׃", "text": "In-all-*ʿēt* *yihyû* *bĕgādêkā* *lĕbānîm* and-*šemen* on-*rōʾšĕkā* not-*yeḥsār*.", "grammar": { "*ʿēt*": "noun, feminine singular - time", "*yihyû*": "verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine plural - let them be", "*bĕgādêkā*": "noun, masculine plural with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your garments", "*lĕbānîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - white", "*šemen*": "noun, masculine singular - oil", "*rōʾšĕkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your head", "*yeḥsār*": "verb, qal imperfect jussive, 3rd person masculine singular - let it lack" }, "variants": { "*ʿēt*": "time/occasion/season", "*yihyû*": "let them be/may they be", "*bĕgādêkā*": "your garments/your clothes", "*lĕbānîm*": "white/clean/bright (symbolic of joy/purity)", "*šemen*": "oil/ointment (symbolic of joy/festivity)", "*rōʾšĕkā*": "your head", "*yeḥsār*": "be lacking/be missing/be absent" } } 9 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.9.9", "source": "רְאֵ֨ה חַיִּ֜ים עִם־אִשָּׁ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֗בְתָּ כָּל־יְמֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י הֶבְלֶ֔ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י הֶבְלֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חֶלְקְךָ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים וּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃", "text": "*Rĕʾēh* *ḥayyîm* with-*ʾiššâ* that-*ʾāhabĕtā* all-*yĕmê* *ḥayyê* *heblekā* that *nātan*-to-you *taḥat* the-*šemeš*, all *yĕmê* *heblekā*; for he *ḥelqĕkā* in-the-*ḥayyîm* and-in-*ʿămālĕkā* that-you *ʿāmēl* *taḥat* the-*šāmeš*.", "grammar": { "*rĕʾēh*": "verb, qal imperative, masculine singular - see/enjoy", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life", "*ʾiššâ*": "noun, feminine singular - woman/wife", "*ʾāhabĕtā*": "verb, qal perfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you have loved", "*yĕmê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - days of", "*ḥayyê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - life of", "*heblekā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your vanity/transience", "*nātan*": "verb, qal perfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he has given", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*šemeš*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the sun", "*ḥelqĕkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your portion", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural with article - the life", "*ʿămālĕkā*": "noun, masculine singular with 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your toil", "*ʿāmēl*": "verb, qal participle, masculine singular - toiling", "*šāmeš*": "noun, feminine singular with article - the sun" }, "variants": { "*rĕʾēh*": "see/enjoy/experience", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living", "*ʾiššâ*": "woman/wife", "*ʾāhabĕtā*": "you have loved/you love", "*yĕmê*": "days of/time of", "*ḥayyê*": "life of/lifetime of", "*heblekā*": "your vanity/your transience/your fleeting life", "*nātan*": "has given/has granted/has allowed", "*taḥat ha-šemeš*": "under the sun/in this world", "*ḥelqĕkā*": "your portion/your share/your lot", "*ʿămālĕkā*": "your toil/your labor/your work", "*ʿāmēl*": "toiling/laboring/working" } }
• 1 Tim 4:3-4 : 3 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.4.3", "source": "Κωλυόντων γαμεῖν, ἀπέχεσθαι βρωμάτων, ἃ ὁ Θεὸς ἔκτισεν εἰς μετάληψιν μετὰ εὐχαριστίας τοῖς πιστοῖς καὶ ἐπεγνωκόσιν τὴν ἀλήθειαν.", "text": "*Kōlyontōn* *gamein*, *apechesthai* *brōmatōn*, which the *Theos* *ektisen* *eis* *metalēpsin* *meta* *eucharistias* for the *pistois* and *epegnōkosin* the *alētheian*.", "grammar": { "*Kōlyontōn*": "present, active, participle, genitive, masculine, plural - forbidding/preventing", "*gamein*": "present, active, infinitive - to marry", "*apechesthai*": "present, middle, infinitive - to abstain from", "*brōmatōn*": "genitive, neuter, plural - foods/meats", "*Theos*": "nominative, masculine, singular - God", "*ektisen*": "aorist, active, indicative, 3rd singular - created", "*eis*": "preposition + accusative - for/unto", "*metalēpsin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - partaking/receiving", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*eucharistias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - thanksgiving/gratitude", "*pistois*": "dative, masculine, plural - faithful/believing ones", "*epegnōkosin*": "perfect, active, participle, dative, masculine, plural - having fully known/recognized", "*alētheian*": "accusative, feminine, singular - truth" }, "variants": { "*Kōlyontōn*": "forbidding/hindering/preventing", "*gamein*": "to marry/to take a wife", "*apechesthai*": "to abstain from/to keep away from/to refrain from", "*brōmatōn*": "foods/meats/edibles", "*ektisen*": "created/made/formed", "*metalēpsin*": "reception/partaking/participation", "*eucharistias*": "thanksgiving/gratitude/giving of thanks", "*pistois*": "faithful ones/believers/trusting ones", "*epegnōkosin*": "those having fully known/recognized/acknowledged", "*alētheian*": "truth/reality" } } 4 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.4.4", "source": "Ὅτι πᾶν κτίσμα Θεοῦ καλόν, καὶ οὐδὲν ἀπόβλητον, μετὰ εὐχαριστίας λαμβανόμενον:", "text": "*Hoti* every *ktisma* of *Theou* *kalon*, and nothing *apoblēton*, *meta* *eucharistias* *lambanomenon*:", "grammar": { "*Hoti*": "conjunction - because/for/that", "*ktisma*": "nominative, neuter, singular - created thing/creature", "*Theou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of God", "*kalon*": "nominative, neuter, singular - good/beautiful", "*apoblēton*": "nominative, neuter, singular - to be rejected/refused", "*meta*": "preposition + genitive - with", "*eucharistias*": "genitive, feminine, singular - thanksgiving/gratitude", "*lambanomenon*": "present, passive, participle, nominative, neuter, singular - being received/taken" }, "variants": { "*Hoti*": "because/for/that", "*ktisma*": "created thing/creature/creation", "*kalon*": "good/beautiful/excellent", "*apoblēton*": "to be rejected/cast away/refused", "*lambanomenon*": "being received/taken/accepted" } }
• 1 Tim 6:17 : 17 { "verseID": "1 Timothy.6.17", "source": "Τοῖς πλουσίοις ἐν τῷ νῦν αἰῶνι παράγγελλε, μὴ ὑψηλοφρονεῖν, μηδὲ ἠλπικέναι ἐπὶ πλούτου ἀδηλότητι, ἀλλʼ ἐν τῷ Θεῷ, τῷ ζῶντι τῷ παρέχοντι ἡμῖν πλουσίως πάντα εἰς ἀπόλαυσιν·", "text": "To the *plousiois* in the now *aiōni paraggelle*, not to *hypsēlophronein*, neither to have *ēlpikenai* upon *ploutou adēlotēti*, but in the *Theō*, the *zōnti* the one *parechonti* us *plousiōs panta* for *apolausin*;", "grammar": { "*Tois plousiois*": "dative, masculine, plural with article - to the rich", "*en*": "preposition - in", "*tō nyn aiōni*": "dative, masculine, singular with article and adverb - the present age", "*paraggelle*": "present imperative, 2nd person singular, active - command/charge", "*mē*": "negative particle - not", "*hypsēlophronein*": "present infinitive, active - to be high-minded/proud", "*mēde*": "conjunction, negative - neither/nor", "*ēlpikenai*": "perfect infinitive, active - to have hoped/trusted", "*epi*": "preposition - upon/in", "*ploutou*": "genitive, masculine, singular - of wealth/riches", "*adēlotēti*": "dative, feminine, singular - uncertainty/instability", "*all'*": "conjunction, adversative - but", "*en*": "preposition - in", "*tō Theō*": "dative, masculine, singular with article - God", "*tō zōnti*": "present participle, dative, masculine, singular, active with article - the living one", "*tō parechonti*": "present participle, dative, masculine, singular, active with article - the one providing", "*hēmin*": "personal pronoun, dative, 1st person plural - to us", "*plousiōs*": "adverb - richly/abundantly", "*panta*": "accusative, neuter, plural - all things", "*eis*": "preposition - for/unto", "*apolausin*": "accusative, feminine, singular - enjoyment" }, "variants": { "*plousiois*": "rich/wealthy/affluent", "*aiōni*": "age/era/world/lifetime", "*paraggelle*": "command/charge/instruct/order", "*hypsēlophronein*": "be high-minded/proud/arrogant/conceited", "*ēlpikenai*": "hope/trust/expect", "*ploutou*": "wealth/riches/abundance", "*adēlotēti*": "uncertainty/instability/unpredictability", "*zōnti*": "living/alive", "*parechonti*": "providing/furnishing/supplying", "*plousiōs*": "richly/abundantly/generously", "*apolausin*": "enjoyment/pleasure/benefit" } }