Study it in the app“For to the man who is good before him he gives wisdom and knowledge and joy, but to the sinner he gives the occupation of gathering and collecting, to give to the one who is good before Elohim. This too is vapor and striving after wind.”
Forכִּיto the manלְאָדָםwhoשֶׁis goodטּוֹבbefore himלְפָנָיוhe givesנָתַןwisdomחָכְמָהand knowledgeוְדַעַתand joy,וְשִׂמְחָהbut to the sinnerוְלַחוֹטֶאhe givesנָתַןthe occupationעִנְיָןof gatheringלֶאֱסוֹףand collecting,וְלִכְנוֹסto giveלָתֵתto the one who is goodלְטוֹבbeforeלִפְנֵיElohim.הָאֱלֹהִיםThis tooגַּם זֶהis vaporהֶבֶלand strivingוּרְעוּתafter wind.רוּחַ
anyone
A person; with "not", no one.
Where else “adam” appearsgood
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appearsbefore
Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.
Where else “fanay” appearsgive
To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.
Where else “natan” appearswisdom
Knowing how to live well; it begins with revering YHWH.
Where else “chachma” appearsknowledge
What one has learned; or a close bond with God.
Where else “daat” appearsjoy
Joy, gladness, celebration.
Where else “simcha” appearssin
To do wrong, fail God or another.
Where else “chote” appearstask, business
Occupation, task; an affair or business that keeps someone busy.
Where else “inyan” appearsgather
To bring together what was scattered, like the harvest.
Where else “esof” appearsgather
To gather: to bring people or things together in one place.
Where else “chenos” appearsElohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appearsvapor
A breath that passes and does not last; that brief is everything.
Where else “hevel” appearsstriving, chasing
Striving (from the root "to feed, shepherd"); in "chasing after wind": the effort to catch the wind.
Where else “reut” appearswind
Moving air; also the four quarters of the horizon.
Where else “ruach” appears25For who will eat, and who will enjoy apart from me?
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