Ecclesiastes 3:12
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
3045 [e]יָדַ֕עְתִּי
yā-ḏa‘-tî
I knowV-Qal-Perf-1cs
3588 [e]כִּ֛י
thatConj
369 [e]אֵ֥ין
’ên
there is nothingAdv
2896 [e]ט֖וֹב
ṭō-wḇ
goodAdj-ms
[e]בָּ֑ם
bām
for themPrep-b | 3mp
3588 [e]כִּ֣י
butConj
518 [e]אִם־
’im-
thanConj
8055 [e]לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ
liś-mō-w-aḥ
to rejoicePrep-l | V-Qal-Inf
6213 [e]וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
wə-la-‘ă-śō-wṯ
and to doConj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf
2896 [e]ט֖וֹב
ṭō-wḇ
goodN-ms
2416 [e]בְּחַיָּֽיו׃
bə-ḥay-yāw
during their livesPrep-b | N-mpc | 3ms





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and do good while they live,

Young's Literal Translation
I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and enjoy the good life.

New American Standard Bible
I know that there is nothing better for them than to rejoice and to do good in one's lifetime;

King James Bible
I know that [there is] no good in them, but for [a man] to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
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