13 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.13",
"source": "וְאָבַ֛ד הָעֹ֥שֶׁר הַה֖וּא בְּעִנְיַ֣ן רָ֑ע וְהוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן וְאֵ֥ין בְּיָד֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה׃",
"text": "And *ʾāḇaḏ* *hāʿōšer* *hahûʾ* in *bəʿinyan* *rāʿ* and *hôlîḏ* *bēn* and nothing in *bəyāḏô* *məʾûmāh*",
"grammar": {
"*ʾāḇaḏ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - it perished/was lost",
"*hāʿōšer*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the wealth",
"*hahûʾ*": "definite article + pronoun, 3rd masculine singular - that",
"*bəʿinyan*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular - in business/task/occupation",
"*rāʿ*": "adjective, masculine singular - evil/bad",
"*hôlîḏ*": "hiphil perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he begot/fathered",
"*bēn*": "noun, masculine singular - son",
"*bəyāḏô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand",
"*məʾûmāh*": "noun, masculine singular - anything"
},
"variants": {
"*ʾāḇaḏ*": "perished/was lost/destroyed/ruined",
"*hahûʾ*": "that/the same",
"*bəʿinyan*": "business/task/occupation/travail",
"*rāʿ*": "evil/bad/unpleasant/harmful",
"*hôlîḏ*": "begot/fathered/brought forth/gave birth to",
"*məʾûmāh*": "anything/something/any thing"
}
}
14 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.14",
"source": "כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֙וּמָה֙ לֹא־יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ׃",
"text": "As *yāṣāʾ* from *mibeṭen* *ʾimmô* *ʿārôm* *yāšûḇ* to *lāleḵeṯ* as *kəšebbāʾ*, and *məʾûmāh* not *yiśśāʾ* in *baʿămālô* that *šeyyōlēḵ* in *bəyāḏô*",
"grammar": {
"*yāṣāʾ*": "qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - he came out",
"*mibeṭen*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular construct - from womb of",
"*ʾimmô*": "noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his mother",
"*ʿārôm*": "adjective, masculine singular - naked",
"*yāšûḇ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will return",
"*lāleḵeṯ*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to go",
"*kəšebbāʾ*": "preposition + relative particle + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - as he came",
"*məʾûmāh*": "noun, masculine singular - anything",
"*yiśśāʾ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will carry/take",
"*baʿămālô*": "preposition + noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his labor/toil",
"*šeyyōlēḵ*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he will carry",
"*bəyāḏô*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - in his hand"
},
"variants": {
"*yāṣāʾ*": "came out/went forth/departed",
"*beṭen*": "womb/belly/body",
"*ʿārôm*": "naked/nude/bare",
"*yāšûḇ*": "will return/go back/come back",
"*yiśśāʾ*": "will carry/take/lift/bear",
"*baʿămālô*": "in his labor/toil/trouble/work"
}
}
15 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.15",
"source": "וְגַם־זֹה֙ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה כָּל־עֻמַּ֥ת שֶׁבָּ֖א כֵּ֣ן יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּמַה־יִּתְר֣וֹן ל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל לָרֽוּחַ׃",
"text": "And also this *rāʿāh* *ḥôlāh*, all *ʿummaṯ* *šebbāʾ* thus *yēlēḵ* and what *yiṯrôn* to him *šeyyaʿămōl* to *lārûaḥ*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʿāh*": "noun, feminine singular - evil/misery/distress",
"*ḥôlāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - sick/sore",
"*ʿummaṯ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - parallel/corresponding to",
"*šebbāʾ*": "relative particle + qal perfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he came",
"*yēlēḵ*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he will go",
"*yiṯrôn*": "noun, masculine singular - profit/advantage",
"*šeyyaʿămōl*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he will labor",
"*lārûaḥ*": "preposition + noun, feminine singular - for wind/breath/spirit"
},
"variants": {
"*rāʿāh*": "evil/misery/distress/injury/calamity",
"*ḥôlāh*": "sick/sore/grievous/painful",
"*ʿummaṯ*": "parallel/corresponding to/alongside/like",
"*yiṯrôn*": "profit/advantage/gain/benefit",
"*yaʿămōl*": "will labor/toil/work hard",
"*rûaḥ*": "wind/breath/spirit/air"
}
}
16 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.16",
"source": "גַּ֥ם כָּל־יָמָ֖יו בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְחָלְי֥וֹ וָקָֽצֶף׃",
"text": "Also all *yāmāw* in *baḥōšeḵ* *yōʾḵēl* and *ḵāʿas* *harbēh* and *ḥālyô* and *wāqāṣep̄*",
"grammar": {
"*yāmāw*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his days",
"*baḥōšeḵ*": "preposition + definite article + noun, masculine singular - in the darkness",
"*yōʾḵēl*": "qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - he eats",
"*ḵāʿas*": "noun, masculine singular - vexation/anger",
"*harbēh*": "verb (hiphil infinitive absolute used as adverb) - much/many",
"*ḥālyô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his sickness",
"*wāqāṣep̄*": "conjunction + noun, masculine singular - and wrath"
},
"variants": {
"*baḥōšeḵ*": "in darkness/obscurity/ignorance",
"*yōʾḵēl*": "he eats/consumes/devours",
"*ḵāʿas*": "vexation/anger/irritation/grief",
"*harbēh*": "much/many/greatly/exceedingly",
"*ḥālyô*": "his sickness/disease/illness",
"*wāqāṣep̄*": "and wrath/anger/indignation"
}
}
17 {
"verseID": "Ecclesiastes.5.17",
"source": "הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל־וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי־*חיו **חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃",
"text": "Behold what *rāʾîṯî* I, good what *yāp̄eh* to *leʾeḵôl* and to *wəlištôṯ* and to *wəlirʾôṯ* *ṭôḇāh* in all *ʿămālô* that *šeyyaʿămōl* under *taḥaṯ-haššemeš* number *yəmê-ḥayyāw* which *nāṯan-lô* *hāʾĕlōhîm* for it *ḥelqô*",
"grammar": {
"*rāʾîṯî*": "qal perfect, 1st common singular - I saw",
"*yāp̄eh*": "adjective, masculine singular - beautiful/suitable",
"*leʾeḵôl*": "preposition + qal infinitive construct - to eat",
"*wəlištôṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to drink",
"*wəlirʾôṯ*": "conjunction + preposition + qal infinitive construct - and to see",
"*ṭôḇāh*": "adjective, feminine singular - good",
"*ʿămālô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his labor/toil",
"*šeyyaʿămōl*": "relative particle + qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - that he labors",
"*taḥaṯ-haššemeš*": "preposition + definite article + noun, common singular - under the sun",
"*yəmê-ḥayyāw*": "noun, masculine plural construct + noun, masculine plural with 3rd masculine singular suffix - days of his life",
"*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)",
"*ḥelqô*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd masculine singular suffix - his portion"
},
"variants": {
"*yāp̄eh*": "beautiful/suitable/fitting/appropriate",
"*ʿămālô*": "his labor/toil/trouble/work",
"*taḥaṯ-haššemeš*": "under the sun (idiom for 'in this world')",
"*yəmê-ḥayyāw*": "days of his life (text shows alternate reading)",
"*ḥelqô*": "his portion/share/lot/inheritance"
}
}