Ecclesiastes 12:3
Gematria: 4974
ביום שיזעו שמרי הבית והתעותו אנשי החיל ובטלו הטחנות כי מעטו וחשכו הראות בארבות
In day guard of wall given that and the in ambush.in~the~DAY they~will~TREMBLE(V) GUARD(V)~ing(p) the~HOUSE and~they~will~self~TWIST(V) MAN~s the~PAIN and~they~will~CEASE(V) the~GRIND~s GIVEN.THAT they~did~much~LESS(V) and~they~will~DARKEN(V) the~SEE(V)~ing(fp) in~the~WINDOW~sWhen the guards of the housebguards of the house I.e., the arms. become shaky,And the soldierscsoldiers I.e., the legs. are bent,And the maids that grind,dmaids that grind I.e., the teeth. grown few, are idle,And the ladies that peer through the windowseladies that peer through the windows I.e., the eyes. grow dim,
Ecclesiastes 12:4
Gematria: 3854
וסגרו דלתים בשוק בשפל קול הטחנה ויקום לקול הצפור וישחו כלבנות השיר
And in in voice and he rose voice the like to house.and~they~will~much~SHUT(V) DOOR~s2 in~the~LEG in~LOW(V) VOICE the~GRIND and~he~will~RAISE(V) to~VOICE the~BIRD and~they~will~SINK(V) ALL DAUGHTER~s the~SONGAnd the doors to the streetfdoors to the street I.e., the ears. are shut—With the noise of the hand mill growing fainter,And the song of the bird growing feebler,ggrowing feebler Exact meaning of Heb. uncertain. And all the strains of music dying down;hstrains of music dying down Cf. 2 Sam. 19.36.
Ecclesiastes 12:5
Gematria: 4684
גם מגבה יראו וחתחתים בדרך וינאץ השקד ויסתבל החגב ותפר האביונה כיהלך האדם אלבית עולמו וסבבו בשוק הסופדים
Also lift they will saw road the given that walk man these and in.ALSO from~HIGH they~will~FEAR(V) and~FEAR~s in~the~ROAD and~he~will~DESPISE(V) the~ALMOND and~he~will~self~CARRY(V) the~LOCUST and~she~will~BREAK(V) the~DESIRE GIVEN.THAT WALK(V)~ing the~MAN TOWARD HOUSE ANCIENT~him and~they~will~SURROUND(V) in~the~LEG the~MOURN(V)~ing(p)When one is afraid of heightsAnd there is terror on the road.—For the almond tree may blossom,The grasshopper be burdened,iThe grasshopper be burdened Emendation yields “The squill (postbiblical Heb. ḥaṣab) resume its burden,” i.e., its blossom stalk and its leaves. And the caper bush may bud again;jcaper bush may bud again These plants, after seeming dead for part of the year, revive, unlike human beings; cf. Job 14.7–10. But mortals set out for their eternal abode,With mourners all around in t
Ecclesiastes 12:6
Gematria: 4809
עד אשר לאירתק ירחק חבל הכסף ותרוץ גלת הזהב ותשבר כד עלהמבוע ונרץ הגלגל אלהבור
Witness which cord silver and camel, and she swore.UNTIL WHICH NOT he~will~FAR(V) he~will~BIND(V) CORD the~SILVER and~she~will~CRUSH(V) MOUND the~GOLD and~she~will~BURST(V) JAR UPON the~SPRING and~he~will~CRUSH(V) the~WHEEL TOWARD the~PIT ? ?Before the silver cord snapsAnd the golden bowl crashes,The jar is shattered at the spring,And the jugkjug So in Punic; in contrast to others “wheel.” is smashed at the cistern.lsmashed at the cistern Poetic figure for the end of life.
Ecclesiastes 12:7
Gematria: 3470
וישב העפר עלהארץ כשהיה והרוח תשוב אלהאלהים אשר נתנה
And he swore powder upon the land like that the window and the wind these power which.and~he~will~TURN.BACK(V) the~POWDER UPON the~LAND like~EXIST(V) and~the~WIND she~will~TURN.BACK(V) TOWARD the~POWER~s WHICH GIVE(V)~herAnd the dust returns to the groundAs it was,And the lifebreath returns to GodWho bestowed it.
Ecclesiastes 12:8
Gematria: 1003
הבל הבלים אמר הקוהלת הכל הבל
The in to window said all.EMPTYNESS EMPTYNESS~s SAY(V) the~HQVHLT the~ALL EMPTYNESSUtter futility—said Koheleth—All is futile!
Ecclesiastes 12:9
Gematria: 4243
ויתר שהיה קהלת חכם עוד למדדעת אתהעם ואזן וחקר תקן משלים הרבה
Straight that the window wise again to from time people hear and water, sea, waves teeth, fire, consume staff, goad, controls increase.and~MORE EXIST(V) HQVHLT WISE AGAIN much~LEARN(V) KNOWLEDGE AT the~PEOPLE and~much~HEAR(V) and~much~EXAMINE(V) much~STRAIGHT(V) COMPARISON~s INCREASE(V)A further word: Because Koheleth was a sage, he continued to instruct the people. He listened to and tested the soundnessmsoundness A noun, like dibber (Jer. 5.13), which occurs in such postbiblical phrases as shanim ke-thiq(qe)nan “normal years” (lit. “years according to their propriety”). of many maxims.
Ecclesiastes 12:10
Gematria: 3093
בקש קהלת למצא דבריחפץ וכתוב ישר דברי אמת
Seek find word of delight word of truth.much~SEEK(V) HQVHLT to~FIND(V) WORD~s DELIGHT and~WRITE(V)~ed STRAIGHTNESS WORD~s TRUTHKoheleth sought to discover useful sayings and recordednrecorded Heb. we-khathub is equivalent to we-khathob, an infinitive employed as in Esth. 9.16 and elsewhere. genuinely truthful sayings.
Ecclesiastes 12:11
Gematria: 3706
דברי חכמים כדרבנות וכמשמרות נטועים בעלי אספות נתנו מרעה אחד
Word of and like guard seed, fish, sprouting snake, basket, surround nail, peg, hook eye, see, watchs master of feed one.WORD~s WISE like~the~HONOR.+.BENAI~s and~like~NAIL~s PLANT(V)~ed(p) MASTER~s ASSEMBLY~s they~did~GIVE(V) from~FEED(V)~ing UNITThe sayings of the wise are like goads, like nails fixed in prodding sticks.oin prodding sticks Meaning of Heb. uncertain. They were given by one Shepherd.pThey were given by one Shepherd Meaning of Heb. uncertain. Emendation yields “They are accounted as a sharp ox goad” (post-biblical mardeaʻ).
Ecclesiastes 12:12
Gematria: 3855
ויתר מהמה בני הזהר עשות ספרים הרבה אין קץ ולהג הרבה יגעת בשר
Straight from the i warn scroll increase without increase flesh.and~MORE from~THEY SON~me WARN(V) DO(V) SCROLL~s INCREASE(V) WITHOUT END and~STUDY INCREASE(V) WEARINESS FLESHA further word: Against them,qAgainst them Emendation yields “Slow, there!” Cf. Arabic mah and mah mah; so also mah (meh) in Prov. 31.2. my son, be warned!The making of many books is without limitAnd much studyrstudy Meaning of Heb. uncertain. is a wearying of the flesh.
Ecclesiastes 12:13
Gematria: 3217
סוף דבר הכל נשמע אתהאלהים ירא ואתמצותיו שמור כיזה כלהאדם
Word all power fear and given that this like man.EDGE WORD the~ALL HEAR(V) AT the~POWER~s FEAR(V) and~AT COMMAND~s~him GUARD(V) GIVEN.THAT THIS ALL the~MANThe sum of the matter, when all is said and done: Revere God and observe the commandments! For this applies to all humankind: