Ecclesiasteschapter 9
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Ecclesiastes 9— Hebrew word study · with the Hebrew tradition
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One Event to All: the Living Know That They Shall Die1
Ecclesiastes 9:1· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּ֣יkiforH3588אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605זֶ֞הzehthisH2088נָתַ֤תִּיnatatiI have givenH5414אֶל־ʾel-toH413לִבִּי֙libiheart myH3820וְלָב֣וּרvelavurand to make clearH952אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605זֶ֔הzehthisH2088אֲשֶׁ֨רʾasherthatH834הַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםhatzadikimthe righteousH6662וְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםvehachakhamimand the wiseH2450וַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םvaavadeihemand deeds theirH5652בְּיַ֣דbeyad[are] in [the] hand ofH3027הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhaelohim<the> GodH430גַּֽם־gam-bothH1571אַהֲבָ֣הʾahavahloveH160גַם־gam-as well asH1571שִׂנְאָ֗הsinahhatredH8135אֵ֤יןʾeinnotH369יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yodea'[is] knowingH3045הָֽאָדָ֔םhaadam<the> humankindH120הַכֹּ֖לhakol<the> everythingH3605לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lifneihem[is] <to> before themH6440
Ecclesiastes 9:2· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
הַכֹּ֞לhakol<the> allH3605כַּאֲשֶׁ֣רkaasher[is] just asH834לַכֹּ֗לlakolfor <the> allH3605מִקְרֶ֨הmikrehfateH4745אֶחָ֜דʾechadoneH259לַצַּדִּ֤יקlatzadik[belongs] to the righteousH6662וְלָרָשָׁע֙velarasha'and to the wickedH7563לַטּוֹב֙latovto the goodH2896וְלַטָּה֣וֹרvelatahorand to the cleanH2889וְלַטָּמֵ֔אvelatame'and to the uncleanH2931וְלַזֹּבֵ֔חַvelazoveachand to the [one who] sacrificesH2076וְלַאֲשֶׁ֖רvelaasherand to [one] whoH834אֵינֶ֣נּוּʾeinenunot heH369זֹבֵ֑חַzoveach[is] sacrificingH2076כַּטּוֹב֙katovas the good [person]H2896כַּֽחֹטֶ֔אkachote'as the sinnerH2398הַנִּשְׁבָּ֕עhanishba'the [one who] swears an oathH7650כַּאֲשֶׁ֖רkaasherjust asH834שְׁבוּעָ֥הshevuahan oathH7621יָרֵֽא׃yare'[one] fearingH3373וְלָרַעvelara'and to the evilH7451
Ecclesiastes 9:3· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
זֶ֣ה׀zehthisH2088רָ֗עra'[is] an evilH7451בְּכֹ֤לbekholin allH3605אֲשֶֽׁר־ʾasher-thatH834נַעֲשָׂה֙naasahit is doneH6213תַּ֣חַתtachatunderH8478הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121כִּֽי־ki-forH3588מִקְרֶ֥הmikrehfateH4745אֶחָ֖דʾechadoneH259לַכֹּ֑לlakol[belongs] to <the> everyoneH3605וְגַ֣םvegamand alsoH1571לֵ֣בlev[the] heart ofH3820בְּֽנֵי־benei-[the] children ofH1121הָ֠אָדָםhaadom<the> humankindH120מָלֵא־male'-[is] fullH4392רָ֨עra'evilH7451וְהוֹלֵל֤וֹתveholelotand madnessH1947בִּלְבָבָם֙bilvavam[is] in heart theirH3824בְּחַיֵּיהֶ֔םbechaiyeihemin lives theirH2416וְאַחֲרָ֖יוveacharavand after itH310אֶל־ʾel-toH413הַמֵּתִֽים׃hametimthe deadH4191
Ecclesiastes 9:4· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּי־ki-forH3588מִי֙miwho?H4310אֲשֶׁ֣רʾasher[is [the] one] whoH834יְחֻבַּ֔רyibacherhe is unitedH2266אֶ֥לʾeltoH413כָּל־kol-allH3605הַחַיִּ֖יםhachaiyimthe livingH2416יֵ֣שׁyeshthereH3426בִּטָּח֑וֹןbitachon[is] hopeH986כִּֽי־ki-forH3588לְכֶ֤לֶבlekhelevto a dogH3611חַי֙chailivingH2416ה֣וּאhu'itH1931ט֔וֹבtov[is] goodH2896מִן־min-more thanH4480הָאַרְיֵ֖הhaaryehthe lionH738הַמֵּֽת׃hamet<the> deadH4191
Ecclesiastes 9:5· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּ֧יkiforH3588הַֽחַיִּ֛יםhachaiyimthe livingH2416יוֹדְעִ֖יםyodim[are] knowingH3045שֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּsheiyamututhat they will dieH4191וְהַמֵּתִ֞יםvehametimand the deadH4191אֵינָ֧םʾeinamnot theyH369יוֹדְעִ֣יםyodim[are] knowingH3045מְא֗וּמָהmeumahanythingH3972וְאֵֽין־veein-and notH369ע֤וֹדodstillH5750לָהֶם֙lahem[belongs] to <the> themשָׂכָ֔רsakhara rewardH7939כִּ֥יkiforH3588נִשְׁכַּ֖חnishkachit is forgottenH7911זִכְרָֽם׃zikhrammemory theirH2143
Ecclesiastes 9:6· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
גַּ֣םgambothH1571אַהֲבָתָ֧םʾahavatamlove theirH160גַּם־gam-as well asH1571שִׂנְאָתָ֛םsinatamhatred theirH8135גַּם־gam-as well asH1571קִנְאָתָ֖םkinatamenvy theirH7068כְּבָ֣רkevaralreadyH3528אָבָ֑דָהʾavadahit has perishedH6וְחֵ֨לֶקvechelekand a portionH2506אֵין־ʾein-notH369לָהֶ֥םlahem[belongs] to <the> themעוֹד֙ʾodagainH5750לְעוֹלָ֔םleolamfor everH5769בְּכֹ֥לbekholin allH3605אֲשֶֽׁר־ʾasher-thatH834נַעֲשָׂ֖הnaasahit is doneH6213תַּ֥חַתtachatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe sunH8121
Eat Thy Bread With Joy; Time and Chance Happen to All7
Ecclesiastes 9:7· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
לֵ֣ךְlekhgoH1980אֱכֹ֤לʾekholeatH398בְּשִׂמְחָה֙besimchahwith gladnessH8057לַחְמֶ֔ךָlachmekhafood yourH3899וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הushatehand drinkH8354בְלֶב־velev-with a heartH3820ט֖וֹבtovgoodH2896יֵינֶ֑ךָyeinekhawine yourH3196כִּ֣יkiforH3588כְבָ֔רkhevaralreadyH3528רָצָ֥הratzahhe has taken pleasure inH7521הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםhaelohim<the> GodH430אֶֽת־ʾet-<obj.>H853מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃maaseikhadeeds yourH4639
Ecclesiastes 9:8· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:9· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
רְאֵ֨הreehseeH7200חַיִּ֜יםchaiyimlifeH2416עִם־ʾim-withH5973אִשָּׁ֣הʾishaha wifeH802אֲשֶׁר־ʾasher-whomH834אָהַ֗בְתָּʾahavtayou loveH157כָּל־kol-allH3605יְמֵי֙yemei[the] days ofH3117חַיֵּ֣יchaiyei[the] life ofH2416הֶבְלֶ֔ךָhevlekhafutility yourH1892אֲשֶׁ֤רʾasherwhichH834נָֽתַן־natan-he has givenH5414לְךָ֙lekhato <the> youתַּ֣חַתtachatunderH8478הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121כֹּ֖לkolallH3605יְמֵ֣יyemei[the] days ofH3117הֶבְלֶ֑ךָhevlekhafutility yourH1892כִּ֣יkiforH3588ה֤וּאhu'thatH1931חֶלְקְךָ֙chelkecha[is] portion yourH2506בַּֽחַיִּ֔יםbachaiyimin <the> lifeH2416וּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔uvaamalkhaand in toil yourH5999אֲשֶׁר־ʾasher-whichH834אַתָּ֥הʾatahyouH859עָמֵ֖לʾamel[are] a laborerH6001תַּ֥חַתtachatunderH8478הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃hashameshthe sunH8121
Ecclesiastes 9:10· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כֹּ֠לkolallH3605אֲשֶׁ֨רʾasherthatH834תִּמְצָ֧אtimtza'it findsH4672יָֽדְךָ֛yadekhahand yourH3027לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתlaasotto doH6213בְּכֹחֲךָ֖bekhochakhawith strength yourH3581עֲשֵׂ֑הʾasehdoH6213כִּי֩kiforH3588אֵ֨יןʾeinthere notH369מַעֲשֶׂ֤הmaaseh[is] workH4639וְחֶשְׁבּוֹן֙vecheshbonand explanationH2808וְדַ֣עַתvedaatand knowledgeH1847וְחָכְמָ֔הvechakhemahand wisdomH2451בִּשְׁא֕וֹלbisholin SheolH7585אֲשֶׁ֥רʾasherwhereH834אַתָּ֖הʾatahyouH859הֹלֵ֥ךְholekh[are] goingH1980שָֽׁמָּה׃ סshamahthere towardsH8033
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 9:10
Whatever you are able to do. The will of your Maker— as long as you have your strength—do. 26 See Mishnayos Avos:2.
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Aramaic Targum to Ecclesiastes 9:10
10. Whatever charity your hand finds to do, do for the needy with all your strength, for after death a man has neither work nor reckoning nor knowledge nor wisdom in the grave where you are going and nothing will help you but good deeds and charity alone.
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Ecclesiastes 9:11· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
שַׁ֜בְתִּיshavtiI returnedH7725וְרָאֹ֣הveraohand I sawH7200תַֽחַת־tachat-underH8478הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁhashemeshthe sunH8121כִּ֣יkithatH3588לֹא֩lo'notH3808לַקַּלִּ֨יםlakalim[belongs] to the swiftH7031הַמֵּר֜וֹץhamerotzthe raceH4793וְלֹ֧אvelo'and notH3808לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣יםlagiborim[belongs] to the mighty [men]H1368הַמִּלְחָמָ֗הhamilchamahthe battleH4421וְ֠גַםvegamand alsoH1571לֹ֣אlo'notH3808לַחֲכָמִ֥יםlachakhamim[belongs] to <the> wise [people]H2450לֶ֙חֶם֙lechemfoodH3899וְגַ֨םvegamand alsoH1571לֹ֤אlo'notH3808לַנְּבֹנִים֙lanevonim[belongs] to the understandingH995עֹ֔שֶׁרʾosherwealthH6239וְגַ֛םvegamand alsoH1571לֹ֥אlo'notH3808לַיֹּדְעִ֖יםlaiyodeim[belongs] to the knowledgeableH3045חֵ֑ןchenfavorH2580כִּי־ki-forH3588עֵ֥תʾettimeH6256וָפֶ֖גַעvafega'and chanceH6294יִקְרֶ֥הyikrehit happens toH7136אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853כֻּלָּֽם׃kulamall of themH3605
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 9:11
Again I saw. Like ‘זָכוֹר’[=remebering continually], wedant in O.F.
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Ecclesiastes 9:12· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
כִּ֡יkiforH3588גַּם֩gamalsoH1571לֹֽא־lo'-notH3808יֵדַ֨עyeda'he knowsH3045הָאָדָ֜םhaadam<the> humankindH120אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853עִתּ֗וֹitotime hisH6256כַּדָּגִים֙kadagimlike <the> fish<es>H1709שֶׁנֶּֽאֱחָזִים֙sheneechazimthat [are] caughtH270בִּמְצוֹדָ֣הbimtzodahin a netH4685רָעָ֔הraahevilH7451וְכַ֨צִּפֳּרִ֔יםvekhatziporimand like <the> birdsH6833הָאֲחֻז֖וֹתhaachuzotthat are caughtH270בַּפָּ֑חbapachin <the> snareH6341כָּהֵ֗םkahemlike <the> themיֽוּקָשִׁים֙yukashim[are] ensnaredH3369בְּנֵ֣יbenei[the] children ofH1121הָֽאָדָ֔םhaadam<the> humankindH120לְעֵ֣תleetto a timeH6256רָעָ֔הraahevilH7451כְּשֶׁתִּפּ֥וֹלkeshettipolwhen that <it> fallsH5307עֲלֵיהֶ֖םʾaleihemon themH5921פִּתְאֹֽם׃pitomsuddenlyH6597
Rashi on Ecclesiastes 9:12
As fish that are caught in a weak net. Like large fish that are caught in an inferior and weak net, and our Rabbis explained: This is a fishhook, which is no more than a type of needle, by which a large fish is caught.
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The Poor Wise Man Who Saved the City, and No One Remembered Him13
Ecclesiastes 9:13· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
Ecclesiastes 9:14· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
עִ֣ירʾira cityH5892קְטַנָּ֔הketanahsmallH6996וַאֲנָשִׁ֥יםvaanashimand menH582בָּ֖הּbahin <the> itמְעָ֑טmeat[were] fewH4592וּבָֽא־uva'-and he cameH935אֵלֶ֜יהָʾeleihaagainst itH413מֶ֤לֶךְmelekha kingH4428גָּדוֹל֙gadolgreatH1419וְסָבַ֣בvesavavand he surroundedH5437אֹתָ֔הּʾotah<obj.> itH853וּבָנָ֥הuvanahand he builtH1129עָלֶ֖יהָʾaleihaon itH5921מְצוֹדִ֥יםmetzodimsiege worksH4685גְּדֹלִֽים׃gedolimgreatH1419
Ecclesiastes 9:15· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וּמָ֣צָאumatza'and someone foundH4672בָ֗הּvahin <the> itאִ֤ישׁʾisha manH376מִסְכֵּן֙miskenpoorH4542חָכָ֔םchakhamwiseH2450וּמִלַּט־umilat-and he deliveredH4422ה֥וּאhu'heH1931אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הָעִ֖ירhairthe cityH5892בְּחָכְמָת֑וֹbechakhematoby wisdom hisH2451וְאָדָם֙veadamand anyoneH120לֹ֣אlo'notH3808זָכַ֔רzakharhe rememberedH2142אֶת־ʾet-<obj.>H853הָאִ֥ישׁhaishthe manH376הַמִּסְכֵּ֖ןhamisken<the> poorH4542הַהּֽוּא׃hahu'<the> thatH1931
Ecclesiastes 9:16· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible
וְאָמַ֣רְתִּיveamartiand I saidH559אָ֔נִיʾaniIH589טוֹבָ֥הtovah[is] goodH2896חָכְמָ֖הchokhmahwisdomH2451מִגְּבוּרָ֑הmigevurahmore than strengthH1369וְחָכְמַ֤תvechakhematand [the] wisdom ofH2451הַמִּסְכֵּן֙hamiskenthe poor [person]H4542בְּזוּיָ֔הbezuyah[is] despisedH959וּדְבָרָ֖יוudevaravand words hisH1697אֵינָ֥םʾeinamnot theyH369נִשְׁמָעִֽים׃nishmaim[are] listened toH8085
Ecclesiastes 9:17· Hebrew and glosses: STEP Bible