Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 9:7

⁷Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works:

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Go	לֵ֣ךְ	lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
eat	אֱכֹ֤ל	’ĕ·ḵōl	Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H398 eat
your bread	לַחְמֶ֔ךָ	laḥ·me·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3899 bread, food
with joy	בְּשִׂמְחָה֙	bə·śim·ḥāh	Preposition-b; Noun - feminine singular	H8057 joy, gladness, mirth
and drink	וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה	ū·šă·ṯêh	Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular	H8354 drink
your wine	יֵינֶ֑ךָ	yê·ne·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3196 wine
with a cheerful	ט֖וֹב	ṭō·wḇ	Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
heart	בְלֶב־	ḇə·leḇ-	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
for	כִּ֣י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
God	הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים	hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
has already	כְבָ֔ר	ḵə·ḇār	Adverb	H3528 already
approved	רָצָ֥ה	rā·ṣāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7521 be pleased with, accept favourably
your works	מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃	ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā	Noun - masculine plural construct; second person masculine singular	H4639 deed, work

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.