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Whenבִּthe goodהַטּוֹבָהincreases,רְבוֹתthose who eat itאוֹכְלֶיהָincrease;רַבּוּand whatוּמַהbenefitכִּשְׁרוֹןis there for its ownerלִבְעָלֶיהָexceptכִּי אִםthe seeing of itרְאוּתwith his eyes?עֵינָיו
Ecclesiastes 5:11
Study it in the app“When the good increases, those who eat it increase; and what benefit is there for its owner except the seeing of it with his eyes?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 5:11, word by word
- the goodטּוֹבָהtova
good
What is as it should be and gives delight: sound, useful, beautiful or valuable.
Where else “tova” appears- increasesרְבוֹתrevot
multiply
To grow in number.
Where else “revot” appears- those who eat itאוֹכְלֶיochle
eat
To bring food to the mouth and swallow it, above all at a shared table.
Where else “ochle” appears- benefitכִּשְׁרוֹןkishron
benefit
What one gets out of something.
Where else “kishron” appears- is there for its ownerבְעָלֶיveale
owner
One who owns something and answers for it: a house, an ox, a field.
Where else “veale” appears- the seeing of itרְאוּתreut
seeing
Seeing, sight.
Where else “reut” appears- with his eyesעֵינָיenay
eye
The organ with which one sees; so "lift the eyes" means to look.
Where else “enay” appears
The context
10Whoever loves silver will not be satisfied with silver, and whoever loves abundance, not with income. This too is vapor.
11 · This verse (above)
12Sweet is the sleep of the one who works, whether little or much he eats; but the fullness of the rich does not let him sleep.