Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:12–13

12I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live, 13and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor — this is the gift of God.

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Ecclesiastes 3:12

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
I knowיָדַ֕עְתִּיyā·ḏa‘·tîVerb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singularH3045 know
thatכִּ֛יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
there is nothingאֵ֥ין’ênAdverbH369 nothing, nought
betterט֖וֹבṭō·wḇAdjective - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for themבָּ֑םbāmPreposition; third person masculine plural
thanכִּ֣יkîConjunctionH3588 burning, branding
to rejoiceלִשְׂמ֔וֹחַliś·mō·w·aḥPreposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH8055 rejoice, be glad
and doוְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתwə·la·‘ă·śō·wṯConjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive constructH6213 do, make
goodט֖וֹבṭō·wḇNoun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
while they liveבְּחַיָּֽיו׃bə·ḥay·yāwPreposition-b; Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singularH2416 alive, living

Ecclesiastes 3:13

EnglishHebrewSounds likeGrammarWord study
and alsoוְגַ֤םwə·ḡamConjunctionH1571 also, moreover, yea
that everyכָּל־kāl-Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
manהָאָדָם֙hā·’ā·ḏāmArticle; Noun - masculine singularH120 man, mankind
should eatשֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לše·yō·ḵalPronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singularH398 eat
and drinkוְשָׁתָ֔הwə·šā·ṯāhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH8354 drink
and findוְרָאָ֥הwə·rā·’āhConjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singularH7200 see
satisfactionט֖וֹבṭō·wḇNoun - masculine singularH2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
in allבְּכָל־bə·ḵālPreposition-b; Noun - masculine singular constructH3605 the whole, all
his laborעֲמָל֑וֹ‘ă·mā·lōwNoun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singularH5999 trouble, labour, toil
this isהִֽיא׃hîPronoun - third person feminine singularH1931 he, she
the giftמַתַּ֥תmat·taṯNoun - feminine singular constructH4991 id.
of Godאֱלֹהִ֖ים’ĕ·lō·hîmNoun - masculine pluralH430 God

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Ecclesiastes 3:12 Psalm 37:3 · Ecclesiastes 3:22 · 1 Timothy 6:18 · 1 Thessalonians 5:15–16 · Philippians 4:4–9 · Acts 20:35

Ecclesiastes 3:13 Ecclesiastes 2:24 · Isaiah 65:21–23 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · Psalm 128:2 · Ecclesiastes 5:18–20

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.