“For God giveth to a man that is good in his sight wisdom, and knowledge, and joy: but to the sinner he giveth travail, to gather and to heap up, that he may give to him that is good before God. This also is vanity and vexation of spirit.”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 — Hebrew Interlinear
Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 2:2622 words
HebrewMeaning
כִּ֤יkiy
forconjH3588
+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···
לְ/אָדָם֙ləʾādām
to anyonepronH120
another · hypocrite · common sort · low ···
שֶׁ/טּ֣וֹבšeṭwōb
who is goodparticleH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לְ/פָנָ֔י/וləpānāyw
before himpronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
נָתַ֛ןnātan
he givesverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
חָכְמָ֥הḥākəmāh
wisdomnounH2451
wisdom · wisely · wit
וְ/דַ֖עַתwədaʿat
and knowledgeconjH1847
norantly · know · awares
וְ/שִׂמְחָ֑הwəśiməḥāh
and joyconjH8057
exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···
וְ/לַ/חוֹטֶא֩wəlaḥwōṭeʾ
and to the sinnerconjH2398
cleanse · commit · by fault · harm he hath done ···
נָתַ֨ןnātan
he givesverbH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
עִנְיָ֜ןʿinəyān
a tasknounH6045
travail
לֶ/אֱס֣וֹףleʾĕswōp
to gatherpronH622
bring · consume · destroy · felch ···
וְ/לִ/כְנ֗וֹסwəlikənwōs
and to collectconjH3664
heap up · wrap self
לָ/תֵת֙lātēt
to give itpronH5414
apply · appoint · ascribe · assign ···
לְ/טוֹב֙ləṭwōb
to a person goodpronH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
לִ/פְנֵ֣יlipənēy
beforepronH6440
accept · against · anger · as ···
הָֽ/אֱלֹהִ֔יםhāʾĕlōhiym
GodparticleH430
exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···
גַּםgam
alsoparticleH1571
alike · also · as · both ...and ···
זֶ֥הzeh
thisprepH2088
hence · here · it · now ···
הֶ֖בֶלhebel
is futilitynounH1892
altogether · vanity
וּ/רְע֥וּתwrəʿwt
and striving ofconjH7469
רֽוּחַrwḥa
windnounH7307
anger · blast · breath · cool ···
ℹWords are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.
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