Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 2:24

²⁴Nothing is better for a man than to eat and drink and enjoy his work. I have also seen that this is from the hand of God.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Nothing	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
better	ט֤וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for a man	בָּאָדָם֙	bā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
than to eat	שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל	še·yō·ḵal	Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H398 eat
and drink	וְשָׁתָ֔ה	wə·šā·ṯāh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H8354 drink
and enjoy	וְהֶרְאָ֧ה	wə·her·’āh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Hifil - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
his work	בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ	ba·‘ă·mā·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
I	אָ֔נִי	’ā·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
have also	גַּם־	gam-	Conjunction	H1571 also, moreover, yea
seen	רָאִ֣יתִי	rā·’î·ṯî	Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular	H7200 see
that	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
this	זֹה֙	zōh	Pronoun - feminine singular	H2090 this, that
from the hand	מִיַּ֥ד	mî·yaḏ	Preposition-m; Noun - feminine singular construct	H3027 hand
of God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.