Ecclesiastes 2:24
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.Ecclesiastes 2:24 in the real world
Who
In what words
- זֹהzôhthis or that
- עָמָלʻâmâltoil, i.e. wearing effort; hence, worry, wheth. of body or mind
- שָׁתָהshâthâhto imbibe (literally or figuratively)
- טוֹבṭôwbgood (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine
- אָדָםʼâdâmruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)
- נֶפֶשׁnepheshproperly, a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in
- אָכַלʼâkalto eat (literally or figuratively)
- רָאָהrâʼâhto see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitiv
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The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.
Cross-references
Ecc 3:22, Ecc 8:15, 1Ti 6:17, Ecc 5:18–19, Ecc 3:12–13, Ecc 9:7–9, 1Co 15:32, Deu 12:18