- 1Cast thy bread upon the waters: for thou shalt find it after many days.שַׁלַּ֥ח לַחְמְךָ֖ עַל פְּנֵ֣י הַמָּ֑יִם כִּֽי בְרֹ֥ב הַיָּמִ֖ים תִּמְצָאֶֽנּוּ
- 2Give a portion to seven, and also to eight; for thou knowest not what evil shall be upon the earth.תֶּן חֵ֥לֶק לְשִׁבְעָ֖ה וְגַ֣ם לִשְׁמוֹנָ֑ה כִּ֚י לֹ֣א תֵדַ֔ע מַה יִּהְיֶ֥ה רָעָ֖ה עַל הָאָֽרֶץ
- 3If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.אִם יִמָּלְא֨וּ הֶעָבִ֥ים גֶּ֨שֶׁם֙ עַל הָאָ֣רֶץ יָרִ֔יקוּ וְאִם יִפּ֥וֹל עֵ֛ץ בַּדָּר֖וֹם וְאִ֣ם בַּצָּפ֑וֹן מְק֛וֹם שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל הָעֵ֖ץ שָׁ֥ם יְהֽוּא
- 4He that observeth the wind shall not sow; and he that regardeth the clouds shall not reap.שֹׁמֵ֥ר ר֖וּחַ לֹ֣א יִזְרָ֑ע וְרֹאֶ֥ה בֶעָבִ֖ים לֹ֥א יִקְצֽוֹר
- 5As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽינְךָ֤ יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙ מַה דֶּ֣רֶךְ הָר֔וּחַ כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים בְּבֶ֣טֶן הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה כָּ֗כָה לֹ֤א תֵדַע֙ אֶת מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה אֶת הַכֹּֽל
- 6In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜ע אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ זֶ֔ה וְאִם שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים
- 7Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
- 8But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.כִּ֣י אִם שָׁנִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֛ה יִחְיֶ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם בְּכֻלָּ֣ם יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְיִזְכֹּר֙ אֶת יְמֵ֣י הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ כִּֽי הַרְבֵּ֥ה יִהְי֖וּ כָּל שֶׁבָּ֥א הָֽבֶל
- 9Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.שְׂמַ֧ח בָּח֣וּר בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤ לִבְּךָ֙ בִּימֵ֣י בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָ וְהַלֵּךְ֙ בְּדַרְכֵ֣י לִבְּךָ֔ וּבְמַרְאֵ֖י עֵינֶ֑יךָ וְדָ֕ע כִּ֧י עַל כָּל אֵ֛לֶּה יְבִֽיאֲךָ֥ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
- 10Therefore remove sorrow from thy heart, and put away evil from thy flesh: for childhood and youth are vanity.וְהָסֵ֥ר כַּ֨עַס֙ מִלִּבֶּ֔ךָ וְהַעֲבֵ֥ר רָעָ֖ה מִבְּשָׂרֶ֑ךָ כִּֽי הַיַּלְד֥וּת וְהַֽשַּׁחֲר֖וּת הָֽבֶל
Ecclesiastes 11 KJV
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143 tagged Hebrew tokens83 distinct lexical entries10 of 10 verses source-tagged
כִּיH3588
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
יָדַעH3045
to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)
אִםH518
used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
זֶהH2088
the masculine demonstrative pronoun, this or that
יוֹםH3117
a day (as the warm hours), whether literal (from sunrise to sunset, or from one sunset to the next), or figurative (a space of time defined by an associated term), (often used adverb)
לֵבH3820
the heart; also used (figuratively) very widely for the feelings, the will and even the intellect; likewise for the center of anything
דֶּרֶךְH1870
a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverb
הֶבֶלH1892
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb
זָרַעH2232
to sow; figuratively, to disseminate, plant, fructify
טוֹבH2896
good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)
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