Ecclesiastes

Chapter 2

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Ecclesiastes 2:1 Gematria: 1742
אמרתי אני בלבי לכהנא אנסכה בשמחה וראה בטוב והנה גםהוא הבל
I in to house to see in functional and look camel,I~SAY(V) I in~HEART~me WALK(V) PLEASE I~will~much~TEST(V)~you in~JOY and~SEE(V) in~FUNCTIONAL and~BEHOLD ALSO HE EMPTYNESSI said to myself, “Come, I will treat you to merriment. Taste mirth!” That too, I found, was futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:2 Gematria: 2027
לשחוק אמרתי מהולל ולשמחה מהזה עשה
And to from the this he had made.to~LAUGHTER I~SAY(V) much~SHINE(V)~ed and~to~JOY WATER THIS DO(V)~ing(fs)Of revelry I said, “It’s mad!”Of merriment, “What good is that?”
Ecclesiastes 2:3 Gematria: 6753
תרתי בלבי למשוך ביין אתבשרי ולבי נהג בחכמה ולאחז בסכלות עד אשראראה איזה טוב לבני האדם אשר יעשו תחת השמים מספר ימי חייהם
In to house in in that window and to drive wisdom and to hold in witness functional to man which they will made under the skies number stomach.I~TOUR(V) in~HEART~me to~DRAW(V) in~the~WINE AT FLESH~me and~HEART~me DRIVE(V)~ing in~the~WISDOM and~to~HOLD(V) in~FOLLY UNTIL WHICH I~will~SEE(V) WHERE THIS FUNCTIONAL to~SON~s the~MAN WHICH they~will~DO(V) UNDER the~SKY~s2 NUMBER DAY~s LIVING~s~themI ventured to tempt my flesh with wine, and to grasp folly, while letting my mind direct with wisdom, to the end that I might learn which of the two was better for mortals to practice in their few days of life under heaven.
Ecclesiastes 2:4 Gematria: 2725
הגדלתי מעשי בניתי לי בתים נטעתי לי כרמים
The camel from house, family, inside seed, fish, sprouting hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of to me in daughter to me.I~MAGNIFY(V) WORK~s~me I~BUILD(V) TO.ME~me HOUSE~s I~PLANT(V) TO.ME~me VINEYARD~sI multiplied my possessions. I built myself houses and I planted vineyards.
Ecclesiastes 2:5 Gematria: 2781
עשיתי לי גנות ופרדסים ונטעתי בהם עץ כלפרי
Eye, see, watch teeth, fire, consume hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of to me camel, and in they (m.) tree like.I~DO(V) TO.ME~me GARDEN~s and~ORCHARD~s and~I~PLANT(V) IN.THEM~them TREE ALL PRODUCEI laid out gardens and groves, in which I planted every kind of fruit tree.
Ecclesiastes 2:6 Gematria: 3108
עשיתי לי ברכות מים להשקות מהם יער צומח עצים
Eye, see, watch teeth, fire, consume hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of to me in waters from them.I~DO(V) TO.ME~me GIFT~s WATER~s2 to~DRINK(V) FROM~them FOREST SPROUT(V)~ing TREE~sI constructed pools of water, enough to irrigate a forest shooting up with trees.
Ecclesiastes 2:7 Gematria: 4164
קניתי עבדים ושפחות ובניבית היה לי גם מקנה בקר וצאן הרבה היה לי מכל שהיו לפני בירושלם
Sun, horizon, circle seed, fish, sprouting hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of serve and trap existed to me also possess morning and increase existed to me all that the window to face of in yerushalem.I~POSSESS(V) SERVANT~s and~MAID~s and~SON~s HOUSE EXIST(V) TO.ME~me ALSO HERD CATTLE and~FLOCK INCREASE(V) EXIST(V) TO.ME~me from~ALL they~did~EXIST(V) to~FACE~s~me in~YERUSHALEMI bought male and female slaves, and I acquired stewards. I also acquired more cattle, both herds and flocks, than all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2:8 Gematria: 6327
כנסתי לי גםכסף וזהב וסגלת מלכים והמדינות עשיתי לי שרים ושרות ותענגות בני האדם שדה ושדות
Like to me camel, and the eye, see, watch teeth, fire, consume hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of to me that i and i man and.I~GATHER(V) TO.ME~me ALSO SILVER and~GOLD and~JEWEL KING~s and~the~PROVINCE~s I~DO(V) TO.ME~me SING(V)~ing(p) and~SING(V)~ing(fp) and~LUXURY~s SON~s the~MAN HAREM and~HAREM~sI further amassed silver and gold and treasures of kings and provinces; and I got myself male and female singers, as well as the luxuries of commoners—coffersacoffers The Heb. shiddah occurs only here in the Bible; in the Mishnah it designates a kind of chest. and coffers of them.
Ecclesiastes 2:9 Gematria: 2906
וגדלתי והוספתי מכל שהיה לפני בירושלם אף חכמתי עמדה לי
And camel all that the window to face of in yerushalem nose fence, wall, enclosure palm, open hand, bend water, sea, waves mark, sign, cross of to me.and~I~MAGNIFY(V) and~I~ADD(V) from~ALL EXIST(V) to~FACE~s~me in~YERUSHALEM NOSE WISDOM~me she~did~STAND(V) TO.ME~meThus, I gained more wealth than anyone before me in Jerusalem. In addition, my wisdom remained with me:
Ecclesiastes 2:10 Gematria: 4254
וכל אשר שאלו עיני לא אצלתי מהם לאמנעתי אתלבי מכלשמחה כילבי שמח מכלעמלי וזההיה חלקי מכלעמלי
All which these heap if from them heart of from like teeth palm, open hand, bend hand, arm, deed staff, goad, control house, family, inside of rejoice this existed fence, wall, enclosure staff, goad, control sun, horizon, circle of.and~ALL WHICH they~did~ASK(V) EYE~s2~me NOT I~SET-ASIDE(V) FROM~them NOT I~WITHHOLD(V) AT HEART~me from~ALL JOY GIVEN.THAT HEART~me REJOICING from~ALL LABOR~me and~THIS EXIST(V) AND.HALAK~me from~ALL LABOR~meI withheld from my eyes nothing they asked for, and denied myself no enjoyment; rather, I got enjoyment out ofbout of Septuagint and a few Heb. manuscripts have “(in exchange) for”; cf. 2.24; 3.13, 22; 5.17. all my wealth. And that was all I got out of my wealth.
Ecclesiastes 2:11 Gematria: 6833
ופניתי אני בכלמעשי שעשו ידי ובעמל שעמלתי לעשות והנה הכל הבל ורעות רוח ואין יתרון תחת השמש
And i in to eye that and in to and look all and i wind without under.and~I~TURN(V) I in~ALL WORK~s~me they~did~DO(V) HAND~s2~me and~in~the~LABOR I~LABOR(V) to~DO(V) and~BEHOLD the~ALL EMPTYNESS and~DESIRE WIND and~WITHOUT MORE UNDER the~SERVEThen my thoughts turned to all the fortune my hands had built up, to the wealth I had acquired and won—and oh, it was all futile and pursuit of wind; there was no real value under the sun!
Ecclesiastes 2:12 Gematria: 4601
ופניתי אני לראות חכמה והוללות וסכלות כי מה האדם שיבוא אחרי המלך את אשרכבר עשוהו
And i wisdom and given that what man that after/behind king which like.and~I~TURN(V) I to~SEE(V) WISDOM and~MADNESS~s and~FOLLY GIVEN.THAT WATER the~MAN he~will~COME(V) AFTER the~KING AT WHICH ALREADY they~did~DO(V)~himcSentences transposed for clarity. For what will the man be like who will succeed the one who is rulingdthe one who is ruling Change of vocalization yields “me, and who is to rule”; cf. vv. 18–19. over what was built up long ago?My thoughts also turned to appraising wisdom and madness and folly.
Ecclesiastes 2:13 Gematria: 3999
וראיתי אני שיש יתרון לחכמה מןהסכלות כיתרון האור מןהחשך
And head, top, beginning strength, power, leader hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of i that there is wisdom like the light kind the darkness.and~I~SEE(V) I THERE.IS MORE to~the~WISDOM FROM the~FOLLY like~MORE the~LIGHT FROM the~DARKNESSI found thatWisdom is superior to follyAs light is superior to darkness;
Ecclesiastes 2:14 Gematria: 3318
החכם עיניו בראשו והכסיל בחשך הולך וידעתי גםאני שמקרה אחד יקרה אתכלם
Wise in and the in darkness the and walk and hand, arm, deed door, pathway, entrance eye, see, watch mark, sign, cross of camel, that meet one he will call like.the~WISE EYE~s2~him in~HEAD~him and~the~FOOL in~the~DARKNESS WALK(V)~ing and~I~KNOW(V) ALSO I EVENT UNIT he~will~MEET(V) AT ALL~themThe wise have their eyes in their head,Whereas fools walk in darkness.But I also realized that the same fate awaits them all.
Ecclesiastes 2:15 Gematria: 4022
ואמרתי אני בלבי כמקרה הכסיל גםאני יקרני ולמה חכמתי אני אז יתר ודברתי בלבי שגםזה הבל
And strength, power, leader water, sea, waves head, top, beginning mark, sign, cross of i in to house like meet the camel, he will call and to i fence, wall, enclosure palm, open hand, bend water, sea, waves mark, sign, cross of i straight and door, pathway, entrance house, family, inside head, top, beginning mark, sign, cross of in to house that camel.and~I~SAY(V) I in~HEART~me like~EVENT the~FOOL ALSO I he~will~MEET(V)~me and~to~WATER I~WISE(V) I AT.THAT.TIME MORE and~I~much~SPEAK(V) in~HEART~me ALSO THIS EMPTYNESSSo I reflected: “The fate of the fool is also destined for me; to what advantage, then, have I been wise?” And I came to the conclusion that that too was futile,
Ecclesiastes 2:16 Gematria: 2804
כי אין זכרון לחכם עםהכסיל לעולם בשכבר הימים הבאים הכל נשכח ואיך ימות החכם עםהכסיל
Given that without weapon, wise people the ancient in like house the the in come all he will di wise people the.GIVEN.THAT WITHOUT RECORD to~the~WISE WITH the~FOOL to~ANCIENT in~ALREADY the~DAY~s the~COME(V)~ing(p) the~ALL FORGET(V) and~WHERE he~will~DIE(V) the~WISE WITH the~FOOLbecause the wise, just likeelike See note at 1.11. the foolish, are not remembered forever; for, as the succeeding days roll by, both are forgotten. Alas, the wise die, just likeflike See note at 1.11. the foolish!
Ecclesiastes 2:17 Gematria: 5267
ושנאתי אתהחיים כי רע עלי המעשה שנעשה תחת השמש כיהכל הבל ורעות רוח
And teeth, fire, consume seed, fish, sprouting strength, power, leader mark, sign, cross of the stomach given that bad upon me work that under given that all and i wind.and~I~HATE(V) AT the~LIVING~s GIVEN.THAT BAD UPON~me the~WORK DO(V) UNDER the~SERVE GIVEN.THAT the~ALL EMPTYNESS and~DESIRE WINDAnd so I loathed life. For I was distressed by all that goes on under the sun, because everything is futile and pursuit of wind.
Ecclesiastes 2:18 Gematria: 4432
ושנאתי אני אתכלעמלי שאני עמל תחת השמש שאניחנו לאדם שיהיה אחרי
And teeth, fire, consume seed, fish, sprouting strength, power, leader mark, sign, cross of i i under man that after/behind.and~I~HATE(V) I AT ALL LABOR~me I LABORER UNDER the~SERVE I~will~SIT(V)~him to~the~MAN he~will~EXIST(V) AFTER~meSo, too, I loathed all the wealth that I was gaining under the sun. For I shall leave it to the man who will succeed me—
Ecclesiastes 2:19 Gematria: 4102
ומי יודע החכם יהיה או סכל וישלט בכלעמלי שעמלתי ושחכמתי תחת השמש גםזה הבל
Who wise he will exist or and he sent and under camel,and~WHO KNOW(V)~ing WISE he~will~EXIST(V) OR FOOL and~he~will~RULE(V) in~ALL LABOR~me I~LABOR(V) and~I~WISE(V) UNDER the~SERVE ALSO THIS EMPTYNESSand who knows whether he will be wise or foolish?—and he will control all the wealth that I gained by toil and wisdom under the sun. That too is futile.
Ecclesiastes 2:20 Gematria: 3927
וסבותי אני ליאש אתלבי על כלהעמל שעמלתי תחת השמש
I to me fire heart of above like under.and~I~SURROUND(V) I to~much~DESPAIR(V) AT HEART~me UPON ALL the~LABOR I~LABOR(V) UNDER the~SERVEAnd so I came to view with despair all the gains I had made under the sun.
Ecclesiastes 2:21 Gematria: 3772
כייש אדם שעמלו בחכמה ובדעת ובכשרון ולאדם שלא עמלבו יתננו חלקו גםזה הבל ורעה רבה
Given that there is man that wisdom and in and in and to man that i camel, feed increase.GIVEN.THAT THERE.IS MAN LABOR~him in~WISDOM and~in~KNOWLEDGE and~in~SUCCESS and~to~MAN NOT LABOR(V) ? he~will~GIVE(V)~him AND.HALAK~him ALSO THIS EMPTYNESS and~BAD MASTERFor sometimes a person whose fortune was made with wisdom, knowledge, and skill must hand it on to be the portion of somebody who did not toil for it. That too is futile, and a grave evil.
Ecclesiastes 2:22 Gematria: 2651
כי מההוה לאדם בכלעמלו וברעיון לבו שהוא עמל תחת השמש
Given that from the man and in to that the window under.GIVEN.THAT WATER EXIST(V)~ing to~the~MAN in~ALL LABOR~him and~in~DESIRE HEART~him HE LABORER UNDER the~SERVEFor what do mortals get for all the toiling and worrying they do under the sun?
Ecclesiastes 2:23 Gematria: 1216
כי כלימיו מכאבים וכעס ענינו גםבלילה לאשכב לבו גםזה הבל הוא
Given that like from like i camel, to to camel, he.GIVEN.THAT ALL DAY~s~him SORROW~s and~ANGER BUSINESS~him ALSO in~the~NIGHT NOT LAY(V) HEART~him ALSO THIS EMPTYNESS HEAll their days their thoughts are grief and heartache, and even at night their mind has no respite. That too is futile!
Ecclesiastes 2:24 Gematria: 3344
איןטוב באדם שיאכל ושתה והראה אתנפשו טוב בעמלו גםזה ראיתי אני כי מיד האלהים היא
Without functional man that and the see functional in camel, head, top, beginning strength, power, leader hand, arm, deed mark, sign, cross of i given that power she.WITHOUT FUNCTIONAL in~the~MAN he~will~EAT(V) and~he~will~DRINK(V) and~he~will~SEE(V) AT BEING~him FUNCTIONAL in~LABOR~him ALSO THIS I~SEE(V) I GIVEN.THAT from~HAND the~POWER~s HEThere is nothing worthwhile for mortals but to eat and drink and afford themselves enjoyment with their means. And even that, I noted, comes from God.
Ecclesiastes 2:25 Gematria: 765
כי מי יאכל ומי יחוש חוץ ממני
Given that who he will ate who from me.GIVEN.THAT WHO he~will~EAT(V) and~WHO he~will~HASTE(V) OUTSIDE FROM~meFor who eats and who enjoys but myself?gmyself Some mss. and ancient versions read mimmennu, “by God’s doing.”
Ecclesiastes 2:26 Gematria: 5219
כי לאדם שטוב לפניו נתן חכמה ודעת ושמחה ולחוטא נתן ענין לאסף ולכנוס לתת לטוב לפני האלהים גםזה הבל ורעות רוח
Given that man that good to give wisdom and and to give gather and to to functional to face of power camel, and i wind.GIVEN.THAT to~MAN FUNCTIONAL to~FACE~s~him GIVE(V) WISDOM and~KNOWLEDGE and~JOY and~to~the~MISS(V)~ing GIVE(V) BUSINESS to~GATHER(V) and~to~GATHER(V) to~GIVE(V) to~FUNCTIONAL to~FACE~s the~POWER~s ALSO THIS EMPTYNESS and~DESIRE WINDOne, namely, who pleases [God] is given the wisdom and shrewdness for enjoyment;hthe wisdom and shrewdness for enjoyment Lit. “wisdom and knowledge and enjoyment.” while one who displeases is given the urge to gather and amass—only for handing on to someone who is pleasing to God. That too is futile and pursuit of wind.