Ecclesiastes 9:7 Go deeper

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Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. (KJV)

Hebrew words tap a word

לֵ֣ךְlekhgo

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 1

אֱכֹ֤ל'e.Kholeat

Lemma: אָכַל (a.khal) · Strong's: H0398

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to eat

Used 806 times. Also: Genesis 2:16, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:3, Genesis 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0398; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 2

בְּשִׂמְחָה֙be.sim.Chahwith gladness

Lemma: שִׂמְחָה (sim.chah) · Strong's: H8057

Parsing: Noun · Common · Feminine · Singular · Absolute (HNcfsa)

Meaning: joy

Used 94 times. Also: Genesis 31:27, Numbers 10:10, Deuteronomy 28:47, Judges 16:23, 1 Samuel 18:6, 2 Samuel 6:12 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8057; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 3

לַחְמֶ֔ךָlach.Me.khafood your

Lemma: לֶ֫חֶם (le.chem) · Strong's: H3899H

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: food: bread

Used 220 times. Also: Genesis 3:19, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 21:14, Genesis 25:34, Genesis 27:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3899H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 4

וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥הu.sha.Tehand drink

Lemma: שָׁתָה (sha.tah) · Strong's: H8354

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to drink

Used 217 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 24:14, Genesis 24:18, Genesis 24:19, Genesis 24:22, Genesis 24:44 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8354; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 5

בְלֶב\־ve.lev-with a heart

Lemma: לֵב (lev) · Strong's: H3820A

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: heart

Used 593 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 6:6, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 17:17, Genesis 18:5, Genesis 24:45 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3820A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 6

ט֖וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 7

יֵינֶ֑ךָyei.Ne.khawine your

Lemma: יַ֫יִן (ya.yin) · Strong's: H3196

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: wine

Used 141 times. Also: Genesis 9:21, Genesis 9:24, Genesis 14:18, Genesis 19:32, Genesis 19:33, Genesis 19:34 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3196; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 8

כִּ֣יkifor

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 9

כְבָ֔רkhe.Varalready

Lemma: כְּבָר (ke.var) · Strong's: H3528

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: already

Used 9 times. Also: Ecclesiastes 1:10, Ecclesiastes 2:12, Ecclesiastes 2:16, Ecclesiastes 3:15, Ecclesiastes 4:2, Ecclesiastes 6:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3528; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 10

רָצָ֥הra.Tzahhe has taken pleasure in

Lemma: רָצָה (ra.tsah) · Strong's: H7521

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Perfect (hence Tense · Indicative) · Third · Masculine · Singular (HVqp3ms)

Meaning: to accept

Used 56 times. Also: Genesis 33:10, Leviticus 1:4, Leviticus 7:18, Leviticus 19:7, Leviticus 22:23, Leviticus 22:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7521; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 11

הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 12

אֶֽת\־'et-<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 13

מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ\׃ma.'a.Sei.khadeeds your

Lemma: מַעֲשֶׂה (ma.a.seh) · Strong's: H4639K

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Construct (HNcmpc)

Meaning: deed

Used 49 times. Also: Genesis 20:9, Genesis 44:15, Leviticus 18:3, Deuteronomy 11:3, 1 Samuel 8:8, 1 Samuel 19:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4639K; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 9:7 word 14

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
eat	→	אָכַל H0398 to eat
your bread	→	לֶ֫חֶם H3899H food: bread
with joy	→	שִׂמְחָה H8057 joy
and drink	→	שָׁתָה H8354 to drink
your wine	→	יַ֫יִן H3196 wine
with a cheerful	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
heart	→	לֵב H3820A heart
for	→	כִּי H3588A for
God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
has already	→	כְּבָר H3528 already
approved	→	רָצָה H7521 to accept
your works	→	מַעֲשֶׂה H4639K deed

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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