5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 2:5:1 ⧉עָשִׂ֣יתִיasitiI made Ecclesiastes 2:5:2 ⧉לִ֔יlifor myself Ecclesiastes 2:5:3 ⧉גַּנּ֖וֹתganotgardens Ecclesiastes 2:5:4 ⧉וּפַרְדֵּסִ֑יםufardesimand parks Ecclesiastes 2:5:5 ⧉וְנָטַ֥עְתִּיvenatitiand I planted Ecclesiastes 2:5:6 ⧉בָהֶ֖םvahemin them Ecclesiastes 2:5:7 ⧉עֵ֥ץetstree Ecclesiastes 2:5:8 ⧉כָּל־פֶּֽרִי׃kalperiall fruit |
5. Formal Translation I laid out gardens and orchards for myself, and in them I planted every kind of fruit tree. |
5. Dynamic Translation I arranged gardens and groves for my own pleasure, filling them with fruit trees of many kinds. |