1. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 9:1:1 ⧉כִּ֣יkifor Ecclesiastes 9:1:2 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־זֶ֞הetkolze{direct object marker} all this Ecclesiastes 9:1:3 ⧉נָתַ֤תִּיnatattiI put or I gave Ecclesiastes 9:1:4 ⧉אֶל־לִבִּי֙ellibito my heart Ecclesiastes 9:1:5 ⧉וְלָב֣וּרvelavurand to examine Ecclesiastes 9:1:6 ⧉אֶת־כָּל־זֶ֔הetkolze{direct object marker} all this Ecclesiastes 9:1:7 ⧉אֲשֶׁ֨רasherwhich or that Ecclesiastes 9:1:8 ⧉הַצַּדִּיקִ֧יםhatsadikimthe righteous {ones} Ecclesiastes 9:1:9 ⧉וְהַחֲכָמִ֛יםvehakhakhamimand the wise {ones} Ecclesiastes 9:1:10 ⧉וַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖םvaavadehemand their works or deeds Ecclesiastes 9:1:11 ⧉בְּיַ֣דbeyadin the hand of Ecclesiastes 9:1:12 ⧉הָאֱלֹהִ֑יםhaelohimGod Ecclesiastes 9:1:13 ⧉גַּֽם־אַהֲבָ֣הgamahavaalso love Ecclesiastes 9:1:14 ⧉גַם־שִׂנְאָ֗הgamsineaalso hate Ecclesiastes 9:1:15 ⧉אֵ֤יןenthere is not Ecclesiastes 9:1:16 ⧉יוֹדֵ֙עַ֙yodeaknowing Ecclesiastes 9:1:17 ⧉הָֽאָדָ֔םhaadamthe human or the man Ecclesiastes 9:1:18 ⧉הַכֹּ֖לhakolthe whole or everything Ecclesiastes 9:1:19 ⧉לִפְנֵיהֶֽם׃lifnehembefore them |
1. Formal Translation For all this I set my mind to examine each of these things: the righteous, the wise, and their deeds are in the hand of God {Elohim, Sovereign Upholder}. Moreover, neither love nor hatred does a person know—all lies before them. |
1. Dynamic Translation So I took all this to heart and saw that the actions of the righteous and the wise are under God’s {Elohim, Supreme Ruler} authority. No one knows whether love or hatred awaits them—all is before them. |