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Ecclesiastes 8:15

So I commended the enjoyment of life, because there is nothing better for a man under the sun than to eat and drink and be merry. For this joy will accompany him in his labor during the days of his life that God gives him under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 8:15
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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)

וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽי אֲנִי֙ אֶת־הַשִּׂמְחָ֔ה אֲשֶׁ֨ר אֵֽין־ט֤וֹב לָֽאָדָם֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כִּ֛י אִם־לֶאֱכ֥וֹל וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹת וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַ וְה֞וּא יִלְוֶ֣נּוּ בַעֲמָל֗וֹ יְמֵ֥י חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃

  1. וְשִׁבַּ֤חְתִּֽיve.shi.Bach.ti“and I commend”
    Conjunction + Verb, piel, sequential perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from שָׁבַח · “to praise” · Strong's H7623B
  2. אֲנִי֙'a.Ni“I”
    Pronoun, personal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from אֲנִי, אָֽנֹכִ֫י · “I” · Strong's H0589
  3. אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”
    Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
  4. הַשִּׂמְחָ֔הha.sim.Chah“<the> gladness”
    Definite article + Noun, feminine, singular, absolute · from שִׂמְחָה · “joy” · Strong's H8057
  5. אֲשֶׁ֨ר'a.Sher“that”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  6. אֵֽין־'ein-“not”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from אַ֫יִן · “nothing” · Strong's H0369
  7. ט֤וֹבTov“good”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
  8. לָֽאָדָם֙la.'a.Dam“[belongs] to <the> humankind”
    Preposition with article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  9. תַּ֣חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  10. הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁha.She.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  11. כִּ֛יki“that”
    Particle · from כִּי [אם] · “except” · Strong's H3588B
  12. אִם־'im-“except”
    Particle · from [כִּי] אם · “except” · Strong's H0518B
  13. לֶאֱכ֥וֹלle.'e.Khol“to eat”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from אָכַל · “to eat” · Strong's H0398
  14. וְלִשְׁתּ֖וֹתve.lish.Tot“and to drink”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁתָה · “to drink” · Strong's H8354
  15. וְלִשְׂמ֑וֹחַve.lis.Mo.ach“and to be happy”
    Conjunction + Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from שָׂמַח · “to rejoice” · Strong's H8055
  16. וְה֞וּאve.Hu'“and that”
    Conjunction + Pronoun, personal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from הוּא · “he; she; it” · Strong's H1931
  17. יִלְוֶ֣נּוּyil.Ve.nu“it will accompany him”
    Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from לָוָה · “to join” · Strong's H3867A
  18. בַעֲמָל֗וֹva.'a.ma.Lo“in toil his”
    Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָמָל · “trouble” · Strong's H5999
  19. יְמֵ֥יye.Mei“[the] days of”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct · from יוֹם · “day” · Strong's H3117G
  20. חַיָּ֛יוchai.Yav“life his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
  21. אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-“which”
    Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
  22. נָֽתַן־na.tan-“he has given”
    Verb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from נָתַן · “give” · Strong's H5414G
  23. ל֥וֹlo“to <the> him”
    Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from Os3m · “him” · Strong's H9033
  24. הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him“<the> God”
    Definite article + Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֱלֹהִים · “God” · Strong's H0430G
  25. תַּ֥חַתTa.chat“under”
    Noun, masculine, singular, construct · from תַּחַת · “under” · Strong's H8478G
  26. הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ha.Sha.mesh“the sun”
    Definite article + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שֶׁ֫מֶשׁ · “sun” · Strong's H8121
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)