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Ecclesiastes

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So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
So I commended to laud, praise Verb H7623 וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי ve·shib·bach·ti
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pleasure, joy, gladness, mirth Noun H8057 הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה has·sim·chah,
for there is nothing nothing, nought Particle H369 אֵֽין־ ein-
good pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 טֹ֤וב to·vv
for a man man, mankind Noun H120 לָֽאָדָם֙ la·'a·dam
under underneath, below, instead of Noun H8478 תַּ֣חַת ta·chat
the sun sun Noun H8121 הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ ha·she·mesh,
except that, for, when Conjunction H3588 כִּ֛י ki
to eat to eat Verb H398 לֶאֱכֹ֥ול le·'e·cho·vl
and to drink to drink Verb H8354 וְלִשְׁתֹּ֖ות ve·lish·to·vt
and to be merry, rejoice, be glad Verb H8055 וְלִשְׂמֹ֑וחַ ve·lis·mo·v·ach;
and this he, she, it Pronoun H1931 וְה֞וּא ve·hu
will stand to join, be joined Verb H3867 יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ yil·ven·nu
by him in his toils trouble, labor, toil Noun H5999 בַעֲמָלֹ֗ו va·'a·ma·lov
[throughout] the days day Noun H3117 יְמֵ֥י ye·mei
of his life life H2425    
which who, which, that Particle H834 אֲשֶׁ֨ר a·sher
God God, god Noun H430 הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים ha·'e·lo·him
has given to give, put, set Verb H5414 נָֽתַן־ na·tan-
him under underneath, below, instead of Noun H8478 תַּ֥חַת ta·chat
the sun. sun Noun H8121 הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ ha·sha·mesh.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.
King James Bible So Then I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun except sun, than to eat eat, and to drink drink, and to be merry, and this will stand by merry: for that shall abide with him in of his toils throughout labour the days of his life life, which God has given giveth him under the sun.
Hebrew Greek English So I commended pleasure, for there is nothing good for a man under the sun except to eat and to drink and to be merry, and this will stand by him in his toils throughout the days of his life which God has given him under the sun.