Ecclesiastes 3:11

“Everything he has made beautiful in its time; also eternity he has put in their heart, without the human being finding out the work that Elohim has done from the beginning to the end.”

Ecclesiastes 3:11 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 3:11, word by word

he has madeעָשָׂהasa

make

To build or create something.

Where else “asa” appears
beautifulיָפֶהyafe

beautiful

Beautiful, handsome, of fine appearance.

Where else “yafe” appears
in its timeעִתּit

time

The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".

Where else “it” appears
eternityעֹלָםolam

forever

Time without end, beyond what a lifetime can see.

Where else “olam” appears
he has putנָתַןnatan

put

To place something somewhere.

Where else “natan” appears
in their heartלִבָּliba

heart

The deepest part of a person: where they think, feel and decide.

Where else “liba” appears
withoutבְּלִיbeli

without; not

Without; not; nothing.

Where else “beli” appears
the human beingאָדָםadam

human being

All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.

Where else “adam” appears
finding outיִמְצָאyimtsa

find

To come upon what one seeks, or something not expected.

Where else “yimtsa” appears
the workמַּעֲשֶׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

Where else “elohim” appears
from the beginningרֹאשׁrosh

beginning

Literally "the head": the first moment of something.

Where else “rosh” appears
to the endסוֹףsof

end

End: where something finishes.

Where else “sof” appears

Translation note

“Eternity” (הָעֹלָם): according to Strong and BDB, the word means a long or endless duration, toward the past or toward the future; it can be understood as “the whole of time.”

The context

10I saw the occupation that Elohim has given to human beings to be occupied with it.

11 · This verse (above)

12I knew that there is no good in them except to rejoice and to do good in his life;

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