Ecclesiastes 9:7 — King James Version← Study notes

“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”

Ecclesiastes 9:7 — Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 9:714 words

HebrewMeaning

לֵ֣ךְlēkə

awayverbH3212

again · bear · bring · carry ···

אֱכֹ֤לʾĕkōl

burn upverbH398

at all · consume · devour(-er · up) ···

בְּ/שִׂמְחָה֙bəśiməḥāh

gladnesspronH8057

exceeding · joy · mirth · pleasure ···

לַחְמֶ֔/ךָlaḥəmekā

breadnounH3899

eat · food · fruit · loaf ···

וּֽ/שֲׁתֵ֥הwšătēh

banquetconjH8354

assuredly · certainly · drink(-er · -ing) ···

בְ/לֶבbəleb

heartpronH3820

care for · consent · considered · courag ···

ט֖וֹבṭwōb

beautifuladjH2896

best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···

יֵינֶ֑/ךָyēynekā

banquetingnounH3196

wine · wine

כִּ֣יkiy

andconjH3588

+ (forasmuch · inasmuch · where-) as · assured ···

כְבָ֔רkəbār

alreadyadvH3528

now

רָצָ֥הrāṣāh

acceptverbH7521

accomplish · set affection · approve · consent with ···

הָ/אֱלֹהִ֖יםhāʾĕlōhiym

GodparticleH430

exceeding · God (-dess · -ly) · great ···

אֶֽתʾet

(as such unrepresented in English)particleH853

מַעֲשֶֽׂי/ךָmaʿăśeykā

actnounH4639

art · bakemeat · business · deed ···

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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