Ecclesiastes 6
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1
יֵ֣שׁ רָעָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֥ר רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ וְרַבָּ֥ה הִ֖יא עַל הָאָדָֽם
there is · evil · which · to see · under · the sun · and many · he · upon · the man
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2
אִ֣ישׁ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יִתֶּן ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֡ים עֹשֶׁר֩ וּנְכָסִ֨ים וְכָב֜וֹד וְֽאֵינֶ֨נּוּ חָסֵ֥ר לְנַפְשׁ֣וֹ מִכֹּ֣ל אֲשֶׁר יִתְאַוֶּ֗ה וְלֹֽא יַשְׁלִיטֶ֤נּוּ הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ לֶאֱכֹ֣ל מִמֶּ֔נּוּ כִּ֛י אִ֥ישׁ נָכְרִ֖י יֹֽאכֲלֶ֑נּוּ זֶ֥ה הֶ֛בֶל וָחֳלִ֥י רָ֖ע הֽוּא
man · which · to give · to/for him · the God(s) · riches · and treasures · and glory · and nothing him · needy · to/for soul his · from all · which · to desire · and not · to dominate him · the God(s) · to eat · from us · that · man · foreign · to eat him · this · vapor · and sickness · evil · he
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3
אִם יוֹלִ֣יד אִ֣ישׁ מֵאָ֡ה וְשָׁנִים֩ רַבּ֨וֹת יִֽחְיֶ֜ה וְרַ֣ב שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ יְמֵֽי שָׁנָ֗יו וְנַפְשׁוֹ֙ לֹא תִשְׂבַּ֣ע מִן הַטּוֹבָ֔ה וְגַם קְבוּרָ֖ה לֹא הָ֣יְתָה לּ֑וֹ אָמַ֕רְתִּי ט֥וֹב מִמֶּ֖נּוּ הַנָּֽפֶל
if · to bear · man · hundred · and years · many · to live · and many · who/which to be · days of · years his · and soul his · not · to be satisfied · from · the good · and also · grave · not · to be · to/for him · to say · good · from us · the miscarriage
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4
כִּֽי בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמ֥וֹ יְכֻסֶּֽה
that · in/at the vapor · to enter · and in/at the darkness · to walk · and in/at the darkness · name his · to cover
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5
גַּם שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא רָאָ֖ה וְלֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָזֶ֖ה מִזֶּֽה
also · sun · not · to see · and not · to know · rest · to/for this · from this
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6
וְאִלּ֣וּ חָיָ֗ה אֶ֤לֶף שָׁנִים֙ פַּעֲמַ֔יִם וְטוֹבָ֖ה לֹ֣א רָאָ֑ה הֲלֹ֛א אֶל מָק֥וֹם אֶחָ֖ד הַכֹּ֥ל הוֹלֵֽךְ
and if · to live · thousand · years · times · and good · not · to see · not · to · place · one · the all · walking
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7
כָּל עֲמַ֥ל הָאָדָ֖ם לְפִ֑יהוּ וְגַם הַנֶּ֖פֶשׁ לֹ֥א תִמָּלֵֽא
all of · toil of · the man · to/for mouth his · and also · the soul · not · to fill
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8
כִּ֛י מַה יּוֹתֵ֥ר לֶחָכָ֖ם מִֽן הַכְּסִ֑יל מַה לֶּעָנִ֣י יוֹדֵ֔עַ לַהֲלֹ֖ךְ נֶ֥גֶד הַחַיִּֽים
that · what · advantage · to/for the wise · from · the fool · what · to/for the poor · knowing · to walk · before · the living
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9
ט֛וֹב מַרְאֵ֥ה עֵינַ֖יִם מֵֽהֲלָךְ נָ֑פֶשׁ גַּם זֶ֥ה הֶ֖בֶל וּרְע֥וּת רֽוּחַ
good · sight of · eyes · from to walk · soul · also · this · vapor · and longing of · spirit
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10
מַה שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה כְּבָר֙ נִקְרָ֣א שְׁמ֔וֹ וְנוֹדָ֖ע אֲשֶׁר ה֣וּא אָדָ֑ם וְלֹא יוּכַ֣ל לָדִ֔ין עִ֥ם שהתקיף שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף מִמֶּֽנּוּ
what · who/which to be · already · calling · name his · and knowing · which · he · man · and not · to prevail · to judge · with · who/which to overcome · the mighty · from him
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11
כִּ֛י יֵשׁ דְּבָרִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֖ה מַרְבִּ֣ים הָ֑בֶל מַה יֹּתֵ֖ר לָאָדָֽם
that · there is · words · to multiply · multiplying · vapor · what · advantage · to/for the man
Septuagint runs shorter here
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12
כִּ֣י מִֽי יוֹדֵעַ֩ מַה טּ֨וֹב לָֽאָדָ֜ם בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים מִסְפַּ֛ר יְמֵי חַיֵּ֥י הֶבְל֖וֹ וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם כַּצֵּ֑ל אֲשֶׁר֙ מִֽי יַגִּ֣יד לָֽאָדָ֔ם מַה יִּהְיֶ֥ה אַחֲרָ֖יו תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
that · who · knowing · what · good · to/for the man · in/at the living things · number of · days of · living things of · vapor his · and to do them · like/as the shadow · which · who · to make known · to/for the man · what · to be · after him · under · the sun
About this chapter
- 12 Verses
- 171 Hebrew words
- 86 Distinct lemmas
1 verse here runs noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (the Greek is shorter) — 6:11. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Ecclesiastes 6 contains 12 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Ecclesiastes, or return to the book of Ecclesiastes for the full chapter list.