Ecclesiastes 2:3⥂
KJV:
I sought in mine heart to give myself unto wine, yet acquainting mine heart with wisdom; and to lay hold on folly, till I might see what [was] that good for the sons of men, which they should do under the heaven all the days of their life.
BSB:
I sought to cheer my body with wine and to embrace folly—my mind still guiding me with wisdom—until I could see what was worthwhile for men to do under heaven during the few days of their lives.
Hebrew:
תַּ֣רְתִּי בְלִבִּ֔י לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ בַּיַּ֖יִן אֶת־ בְּשָׂרִ֑י וְלִבִּ֞י נֹהֵ֤ג בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז בְּסִכְל֔וּת עַ֣ד אֲשֶׁר־ אֶרְאֶ֗ה אֵי־ זֶ֨ה ט֜וֹב לִבְנֵ֤י הָאָדָם֙ אֲשֶׁ֤ר יַעֲשׂוּ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם מִסְפַּ֖ר יְמֵ֥י חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃
Topics:
EPICUREANS • INVESTIGATION • PLEASURE • VANITY • WINE • WISDOM • WORLDLINESS
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| I searched | תַּ֣רְתִּי | Tar.tiHVqp1cs | L |
| in heart my | בְלִבִּ֔י | ve.HR li.BHNcmsc iHSp1bs | L |
| to gratify | לִמְשׁ֥וֹךְ | liHR m.ShokhHVqcc | L |
| with <the> wine | בַּיַּ֖יִן | baHRd i.Ya.yinHNcmsa | L |
| <obj.> | אֶת־ | 'et-HTo | L |
| flesh my | בְּשָׂרִ֑י | be.sa.RHNcmsc iHSp1bs | L |
| and heart my | וְלִבִּ֞י | ve.HC li.BHNcmsc iHSp1bs | L |
| [was] guiding | נֹהֵ֤ג | no.HegHVqrmsa | L |
| with <the> wisdom | בַּֽחָכְמָה֙ | ba.HRd cha.khe.MahHNcfsa | L |
| and to take hold | וְלֶאֱחֹ֣ז | ve.HC le.HR 'e.ChozHVqcc | L |
| on folly | בְּסִכְל֔וּת | be.HR sikh.LutHNcfsa | L |
| until | עַ֣ד | 'adHR | L |
| that | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher-HTr | L |
| I saw | אֶרְאֶ֗ה | 'er.'EhHVqi1cs | L |
| where? | אֵי־ | 'ei-HTi | L |
| this | זֶ֨ה | zehHTm | L |
| [is] good | ט֜וֹב | TovHAamsa | L |
| for [the] children of | לִבְנֵ֤י | liHR v.NeiHNcmpc | L |
| <the> humankind | הָאָדָם֙ | ha.HTd 'a.DamHNcmsa | L |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| they will do | יַעֲשׂוּ֙ | ya.'a.SuHVqi3mp | L |
| under | תַּ֣חַת | Ta.chatHNcmsc | L |
| the heavens | הַשָּׁמַ֔יִם | ha.HTd sha.Ma.yimHNcmpa | L |
| [the] number of | מִסְפַּ֖ר | mis.ParHNcmsc | L |
| [the] days of | יְמֵ֥י | ye.MeiHNcmpc | L |
| lives their | חַיֵּיהֶֽם׃ | chai.yei.HNcmpc HemHSp3mp | L |
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