Ecclesiastes 2:24

“There is no good in the man that he should eat and drink and make his soul see good in his toil. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of Elohim.”

Ecclesiastes 2:24 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 2:24, word by word

goodטוֹבtov

good

What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.

Where else “tov” appears
in the manאָדָםadam

anyone

A person; with "not", no one.

Where else “adam” appears
that he should eatיֹּאכַלyochal

eat

To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.

Where else “yochal” appears
and drinkשָׁתָהshata

drink

Drink.

Where else “shata” appears
and makeהֶרְאָהhera

show

To make someone see something.

Where else “hera” appears
his soulנַפְשׁnafsh

soul

A person's innermost self: what they feel and desire.

Where else “nafsh” appears
in his toilעֲמָלamal

toil

Exhausting effort and what it earns.

Where else “amal” appears
This alsoזֹהzo

this, thus

This, thus: a word that points to something already said or about to be said.

Where else “zo” appears
from the handיַּדyad

power

Literally "the hand": the strength and control someone has.

Where else “yad” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears

The context

23For all his days are pains, and his occupation is vexation; even at night his heart does not lie down. This too is vapor.

24 · This verse (above)

25For who will eat, and who will enjoy apart from me?

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