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א
לַכֹּל, זְמָן; וְעֵת לְכָל-חֵפֶץ, תַּחַת הַשָּׁמָיִם. {פ}
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To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
{P}
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ב
עֵת לָלֶדֶת, וְעֵת לָמוּת;
עֵת לָטַעַת, וְעֵת לַעֲקוֹר נָטוּעַ.
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2
{S}
A time to be born,
{S}
and a time to die;
{N}
{S}
a time to plant,
{S}
and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
{N}
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ג
עֵת לַהֲרוֹג וְעֵת לִרְפּוֹא,
עֵת לִפְרוֹץ וְעֵת לִבְנוֹת.
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3
{S}
A time to kill,
{S}
and a time to heal;
{N}
{S}
a time to break down,
{S}
and a time to build up;
{N}
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ד
עֵת לִבְכּוֹת וְעֵת לִשְׂחוֹק,
עֵת סְפוֹד וְעֵת רְקוֹד.
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4
{S}
A time to weep,
{S}
and a time to laugh;
{N}
{S}
a time to mourn,
{S}
and a time to dance;
{N}
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ה
עֵת לְהַשְׁלִיךְ אֲבָנִים, וְעֵת כְּנוֹס אֲבָנִים;
עֵת לַחֲבוֹק, וְעֵת לִרְחֹק מֵחַבֵּק.
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5
{S}
A time to cast away stones,
{S}
and a time to gather stones together;
{N}
{S}
a time to embrace,
{S}
and a time to refrain from embracing;
{N}
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ו
עֵת לְבַקֵּשׁ וְעֵת לְאַבֵּד,
עֵת לִשְׁמוֹר וְעֵת לְהַשְׁלִיךְ.
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6
{S}
A time to seek,
{S}
and a time to lose;
{N}
{S}
a time to keep,
{S}
and a time to cast away;
{N}
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ז
עֵת לִקְרוֹעַ וְעֵת לִתְפּוֹר,
עֵת לַחֲשׁוֹת וְעֵת לְדַבֵּר.
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{S}
A time to rend,
{S}
and a time to sew;
{N}
{S}
a time to keep silence,
{S}
and a time to speak;
{N}
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ח
עֵת לֶאֱהֹב וְעֵת לִשְׂנֹא,
עֵת מִלְחָמָה וְעֵת שָׁלוֹם. {פ}
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8
{S}
A time to love,
{S}
and a time to hate;
{N}
{S}
a time for war,
{S}
and a time for peace.
{N}
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ט
מַה-יִּתְרוֹן, הָעוֹשֶׂה, בַּאֲשֶׁר, הוּא עָמֵל.
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9
{S}
What profit hath he that worketh in that he laboureth?
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י
רָאִיתִי אֶת-הָעִנְיָן, אֲשֶׁר נָתַן אֱלֹהִים לִבְנֵי הָאָדָם--לַעֲנוֹת בּוֹ.
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10
I have seen the task which Eloheem hath given to the sons of men to be exercised therewith.
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יא
אֶת-הַכֹּל עָשָׂה, יָפֶה בְעִתּוֹ; גַּם אֶת-הָעֹלָם, נָתַן בְּלִבָּם--מִבְּלִי אֲשֶׁר לֹא-יִמְצָא הָאָדָם אֶת-הַמַּעֲשֶׂה אֲשֶׁר-עָשָׂה הָאֱלֹהִים, מֵרֹאשׁ וְעַד-סוֹף.
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11
He hath made every thing beautiful in its time; also He hath set the world in their heart, yet so that man cannot find out the work that Eloheem hath done from the beginning even to the end.
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יב
יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי אֵין טוֹב בָּם--כִּי אִם-לִשְׂמוֹחַ, וְלַעֲשׂוֹת טוֹב בְּחַיָּיו.
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12
I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to get pleasure so long as they live.
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יג
וְגַם כָּל-הָאָדָם שֶׁיֹּאכַל וְשָׁתָה, וְרָאָה טוֹב בְּכָל-עֲמָלוֹ--מַתַּת אֱלֹהִים, הִיא.
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13
But also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy pleasure for all his labour, is the gift of Eloheem.
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יד
יָדַעְתִּי, כִּי כָּל-אֲשֶׁר יַעֲשֶׂה הָאֱלֹהִים הוּא יִהְיֶה לְעוֹלָם--עָלָיו אֵין לְהוֹסִיף, וּמִמֶּנּוּ אֵין לִגְרֹעַ; וְהָאֱלֹהִים עָשָׂה, שֶׁיִּרְאוּ מִלְּפָנָיו.
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14
I know that, whatsoever Eloheem doeth, it shall be for ever; nothing can be added to it, nor any thing taken from it; and Eloheem hath so made it, that men should fear before Him.
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טו
מַה-שֶּׁהָיָה כְּבָר הוּא, וַאֲשֶׁר לִהְיוֹת כְּבָר הָיָה; וְהָאֱלֹהִים, יְבַקֵּשׁ אֶת-נִרְדָּף.
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15
That which is hath been long ago, and that which is to be hath already been; and Eloheem seeketh that which is pursued.
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טז
וְעוֹד רָאִיתִי, תַּחַת הַשָּׁמֶשׁ: מְקוֹם הַמִּשְׁפָּט שָׁמָּה הָרֶשַׁע, וּמְקוֹם הַצֶּדֶק שָׁמָּה הָרָשַׁע.
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16
And moreover I saw under the sun, in the place of justice, that wickedness was there; and in the place of righteousness, that wickedness was there.
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יז
אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי, בְּלִבִּי--אֶת-הַצַּדִּיק וְאֶת-הָרָשָׁע, יִשְׁפֹּט הָאֱלֹהִים: כִּי-עֵת לְכָל-חֵפֶץ, וְעַל כָּל-הַמַּעֲשֶׂה שָׁם.
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I said in my heart: 'The righteous and the wicked Eloheem will judge; for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.'
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יח
אָמַרְתִּי אֲנִי, בְּלִבִּי--עַל-דִּבְרַת בְּנֵי הָאָדָם, לְבָרָם הָאֱלֹהִים; וְלִרְאוֹת, שְׁהֶם-בְּהֵמָה הֵמָּה לָהֶם.
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18
I said in my heart: 'It is because of the sons of men, that Eloheem may sift them, and that they may see that they themselves are but as beasts.'
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יט
כִּי מִקְרֶה בְנֵי-הָאָדָם וּמִקְרֶה הַבְּהֵמָה, וּמִקְרֶה אֶחָד לָהֶם--כְּמוֹת זֶה כֵּן מוֹת זֶה, וְרוּחַ אֶחָד לַכֹּל; וּמוֹתַר הָאָדָם מִן-הַבְּהֵמָה אָיִן, כִּי הַכֹּל הָבֶל.
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19
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them; as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that man hath no pre-eminence above a beast; for all is vanity.
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כ
הַכֹּל הוֹלֵךְ, אֶל-מָקוֹם אֶחָד; הַכֹּל הָיָה מִן-הֶעָפָר, וְהַכֹּל שָׁב אֶל-הֶעָפָר.
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20
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all return to dust.
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כא
מִי יוֹדֵעַ, רוּחַ בְּנֵי הָאָדָם--הָעֹלָה הִיא, לְמָעְלָה; וְרוּחַ, הַבְּהֵמָה--הַיֹּרֶדֶת הִיא, לְמַטָּה לָאָרֶץ.
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Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
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כב
וְרָאִיתִי, כִּי אֵין טוֹב מֵאֲשֶׁר יִשְׂמַח הָאָדָם בְּמַעֲשָׂיו--כִּי-הוּא, חֶלְקוֹ: כִּי מִי יְבִיאֶנּוּ לִרְאוֹת, בְּמֶה שֶׁיִּהְיֶה אַחֲרָיו.
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22
Wherefore I perceived that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his works; for that is his portion; for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
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