and also that every man should eat and drink and find satisfaction in all his labor—this is the gift of God.Ecclesiastes 3:13
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
וְגַ֤ם כָּל־הָאָדָם֙ שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל וְשָׁתָ֔ה וְרָאָ֥ה ט֖וֹב בְּכָל־עֲמָל֑וֹ מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא׃
- וְגַ֤םve.Gam“and also”Conjunction + Adverb · from גַּם · “also” · Strong's H1571
- כָּל־kol-“every”Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- הָאָדָם֙ha.'a.Dam“<the> person”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣לshei.yo.Khal“that he will eat”Particle, relative + Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
- וְשָׁתָ֔הve.sha.Tah“and he will drink”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
- וְרָאָ֥הve.ra.'Ah“and he will see”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from רָאָה · “enjoy” · Strong's H7200K
- ט֖וֹבTov“good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “good” · Strong's H2896B
- בְּכָל־be.khol“in all”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- עֲמָל֑וֹa.ma.Lo“toil his”Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמָל · “trouble” · Strong's H5999
- מַתַּ֥תma.Tat“[is] a gift of”Noun, feminine, singular, construct · from מַתַּת · “gift” · Strong's H4991
- אֱלֹהִ֖ים'E.lo.Him“God”Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
- הִֽיא׃Hi'“it”Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, feminine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)