Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 5:18
18Here is what I have seen to be good and fitting: to eat and drink, and to find satisfaction in all the labor one does under the sun during the few days of life that God has given him — for this is his lot.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Here | הִנֵּ֞ה | hin·nêh | Interjection | H2009 lo! behold! |
| is what | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| I | אָ֗נִי | ’ā·nî | Pronoun - first person common singular | H589 I |
| have seen | רָאִ֣יתִי | rā·’î·ṯî | Verb - Qal - Perfect - first person common singular | H7200 see |
| to be good | ט֣וֹב | ṭō·wḇ | Adjective - masculine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| and fitting | יָפֶ֣ה | yā·p̄eh | Adjective - masculine singular | H3303 fair, beautiful |
| to eat | לֶֽאֶכוֹל־ | le·’e·ḵō·wl- | Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H398 eat |
| and drink | וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת | wə·liš·tō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H8354 drink |
| and to find | וְלִרְא֨וֹת | wə·lir·’ō·wṯ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct | H7200 see |
| satisfaction | טוֹבָ֜ה | ṭō·w·ḇāh | Noun - feminine singular | H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good |
| in all | בְּכָל־ | bə·ḵāl | Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct | H3605 the whole, all |
| the labor | עֲמָל֣וֹ׀ | ‘ă·mā·lōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H5999 trouble, labour, toil |
| one does | שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל | še·ya·‘ă·mōl | Pronoun - relative; Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H5998 labour, toil |
| under | תַּֽחַת־ | ta·ḥaṯ- | Preposition | H8478 the under part |
| the sun | הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ | haš·še·meš | Article; Noun - common singular | H8121 sun |
| during the few | מִסְפַּ֧ר | mis·par | Noun - masculine singular construct | H4557 number, tale |
| days | יְמֵי־ | yə·mê- | Noun - masculine plural construct | H3117 day |
| of life | חַיָּו | ḥay·yå̄w | Noun - masculine plural construct; third person masculine singular | H2416 alive, living |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | ’ă·šer- | Pronoun - relative | H834 particle of relation |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm | Article; Noun - masculine plural | H430 God |
| has given | נָֽתַן־ | nā·ṯan- | Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular | H5414 give, put, set |
| him | ל֥וֹ | lōw | Preposition; third person masculine singular | |
| for | כִּי־ | kî- | Conjunction | H3588 burning, branding |
| this | ה֥וּא | hū | Pronoun - third person masculine singular | H1931 he, she |
| is his lot | חֶלְקֽוֹ׃ | ḥel·qōw | Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular | H2506 portion, tract, territory |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Ecclesiastes 2:24 · Ecclesiastes 3:22 · Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 · Ecclesiastes 9:7 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · Ecclesiastes 8:15 · Ecclesiastes 2:10 · Ecclesiastes 11:9
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.