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"
}
}