Ecclesiastes 2:24
369 [e]   24
’ên-   24
אֵֽין־   24
Nothing [is]   24
Adv   24
2896 [e]
ṭō·wḇ
ט֤וֹב
better
N‑ms
  
 

 
 
 120 [e]
bā·’ā·ḏām
בָּאָדָם֙
for a man
Prep‑b, Art | N‑ms
398 [e]
še·yō·ḵal
שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל
[than] that he should eat
Pro‑r | V‑Qal‑Imperf‑3ms
  
 

 
 
 8354 [e]
wə·šā·ṯāh,
וְשָׁתָ֔ה
and drink
Conj‑w | V‑Qal‑ConjPerf‑3ms
3318 [e]
wə·her·’āh
וְהֶרְאָ֧ה
and [that] should enjoy
Conj‑w | V‑Hifil‑ConjPerf‑3ms
853 [e]
’eṯ-
אֶת־
 - 
DirObjM
5315 [e]
nap̄·šōw
נַפְשׁ֛וֹ
his soul
N‑fsc | 3ms
2896 [e]
ṭō·wḇ
ט֖וֹב
good
N‑ms
  
 
.
 
 
 5999 [e]
ba·‘ă·mā·lōw;
בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ
in his labor
Prep‑b | N‑msc | 3ms
1571 [e]
gam-
גַּם־
Also
Conj
2090 [e]
zōh
זֹה֙
this
Pro‑fs
  
 

 
 
 7200 [e]
rā·’î·ṯî
רָאִ֣יתִי
saw
V‑Qal‑Perf‑1cs
589 [e]
’ā·nî,
אָ֔נִי
I
Pro‑1cs
3588 [e]

כִּ֛י
that [was]
Conj
3027 [e]
mî·yaḏ
מִיַּ֥ד
from the hand
Prep‑m | N‑fsc
430 [e]
hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
of God
Art | N‑mp
  
 
.
 
 
 1931 [e]
hî.
הִֽיא׃
was
Pro‑3fs


















Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
There is nothing better for man than to eat, drink, and enjoy his work. I have seen that even this is from God’s hand,

New American Standard Bible
There is nothing better for a man [than] to eat and drink and tell himself that his labor is good. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.

King James Bible
[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.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
The only worthwhile thing for a human being is to eat, drink, and enjoy life's goodness that he finds in what he accomplishes. This, I observed, is also from the hand of God himself,

American Standard Version
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.

Young's Literal Translation
There is nothing good in a man who eateth, and hath drunk, and hath shewn his soul good in his labour. This also I have seen that it is from the hand of God.
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