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Ecclesiastes 3:12

I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,
Ecclesiastes 3:12
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

יָדַ֕עְתִּי כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין ט֖וֹב בָּ֑ם כִּ֣י אִם־לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת ט֖וֹב בְּחַיָּֽיו׃

  1. יָדַ֕עְתִּיya.Da'.ti“I know”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from יָדַע · “to know” · Strong's H3045
  2. כִּ֛יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
  3. אֵ֥ין'ein“there not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  4. ט֖וֹבTov“[is] good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  5. בָּ֑םBam“for them”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from Op3m · “them” · Strong's H9038
  6. כִּ֣יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  7. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  8. לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַlis.Mo.ach“to rejoice”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  9. וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹתve.la.'a.Sot“and to do”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
  10. ט֖וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  11. בְּחַיָּֽיו׃be.chai.Yav“in life his”
    Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)