Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 8:15

¹⁵So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
So I	אֲנִי֙	’ă·nî	Pronoun - first person common singular	H589 I
commended	וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי	wə·šib·baḥ·tî	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Piel - Conjunctive perfect - first person common singular	H7623 soothe, still
the enjoyment of life	הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה	haś·śim·ḥāh	Article; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
because	אֲשֶׁ֨ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
there is nothing	אֵֽין־	’ên-	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
better	ט֤וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Noun - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
for a man	לָֽאָדָם֙	lā·’ā·ḏām	Preposition-l, Article; Noun - masculine singular	H120 man, mankind
under	תַּ֣חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ	haš·še·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun
than	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
to eat	לֶאֱכ֥וֹל	le·’ĕ·ḵō·wl	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H398 eat
and drink	וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת	wə·liš·tō·wṯ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8354 drink
and be merry	וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ	wə·liś·mō·w·aḥ	Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H8055 rejoice, be glad
For this	וְה֞וּא	wə·hū	Conjunctive waw; Pronoun - third person masculine singular	H1931 he, she
will accompany him	יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ	yil·wen·nū	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular; third person masculine singular	H3867 join
in his labor	בַעֲמָל֗וֹ	ḇa·‘ă·mā·lōw	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct; third person masculine singular	H5999 trouble, labour, toil
during the days	יְמֵ֥י	yə·mê	Noun - masculine plural construct	H3117 day
of his life	חַיָּ֛יו	ḥay·yāw	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
gives	נָֽתַן־	nā·ṯan-	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
him	ל֥וֹ	lōw	Preposition; third person masculine singular
under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

Cross-references

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Ecclesiastes 2:24 · Ecclesiastes 5:18 · Ecclesiastes 3:12–13 · Ecclesiastes 9:7–9 · Ecclesiastes 3:22 · 1 Timothy 6:17 · 1 Timothy 4:3–4

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.