Ecclesiastes 5:19

“Also, every human being to whom Elohim has given riches and possessions and has given him power to eat from them and to take his portion and to rejoice in his toil — this is the gift of Elohim.”

Ecclesiastes 5:19 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 5:19, word by word

human beingאָדָםadam

human being

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

Where else “adam” appears
Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

Where else “elohim” appears
has givenנָתַןnatan

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “natan” appears
richesעֹשֶׁרosher

wealth

Wealth, riches.

Where else “osher” appears
and possessionsנְכָסִיםnechasim

riches

Riches, goods stored up.

Where else “nechasim” appears
and has given him powerהִשְׁלִיטhishlit

dominate, rule

To dominate, to have power over another.

Where else “hishlit” appears
to eatאֱכֹלechol

eat

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

Where else “echol” appears
and to takeשֵׂאתset

take

To get something; with "a wife", to marry.

Where else “set” appears
his portionחֶלְקchelk

portion

What falls to one: "YHWH is what I receive".

Where else “chelk” appears
and to rejoiceשְׂמֹחַsemoach

rejoice

To feel glad and show it, above all at the feast before YHWH.

Where else “semoach” appears
in his toilעֲמָלamal

toil

Exhausting effort and what it earns.

Where else “amal” appears
— thisזֹהzo

this, thus

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

Where else “zo” appears
the giftמַתַּתmatat

gift

Gift, present: something given.

Where else “matat” appears

The context

18Look, what I have seen to be good, what is beautiful: to eat and to drink and to see good in all his toil at which he toils under the sun during the number of the days of his life which Elohim has given him, for that is his portion.

19 · This verse (above)

20For he will not much remember the days of his life, because Elohim keeps him occupied with the joy of his heart.

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