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and alsoוְגַםthat everyכָּלhuman beingהָאָדָםwho eatsשֶׁיֹּאכַלand drinksוְשָׁתָהand seesוְרָאָהgoodטוֹבin allבְּכָלhis toilעֲמָלוֹ— it isהִיאthe giftמַתַּתof Elohim.אֱלֹהִים
Ecclesiastes 3:13
Study it in the app“and also that every human being who eats and drinks and sees good in all his toil — it is the gift of Elohim.”
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With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 3:13, word by word
- human beingאָדָםadam
human being
All humankind, men and women, as creatures God formed.
Where else “adam” appears- who eatsיֹּאכַלyochal
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “yochal” appears- and drinksשָׁתָהshata
drink
Drink.
Where else “shata” appears- and seesרָאָהraa
see
To see with one's eyes.
Where else “raa” appears- goodטוֹבtov
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tov” appears- his toilעֲמָלamal
toil
Exhausting effort and what it earns.
Where else “amal” appears- the giftמַתַּתmatat
gift
Gift, present: something given.
Where else “matat” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
12I knew that there is no good in them except to rejoice and to do good in his life;
13 · This verse (above)
14I knew that all that Elohim does it will be forever; to it there is no adding, and from it there is no taking away; and Elohim has done it so that they fear before him.