Interlinear Bible - Ecclesiastes 3

1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven:
~Iy'm'V;h t;x;T #,pex -l'k.l te[.w !'m.z l{K;l
2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
rw{q][;l te[.w t;[;j'l te[ t.Wm'l te[.w t,d,l'l te[ ? ;[.Wj'n
3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
te[.w #w{r.pil te[ aw{P.ril te[.w gw{r]h;l te[ ? tw{n.bil
4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance;
te[.w dw{p.s te[ qw{x.fil te[.w tw{K.bil te[ ? dw{q.r
5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;
~yin'b]a sw{n.K te[.w ~yin'b]a .$yil.v;h.l te[ ? qeB;xem q{x.ril te[.w qw{b]x;l te[
6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
.$yil.v;h.l te[.w rw{m.vil te[ deB;a.l te[.w veQ;b.l te[
7 A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
te[.w tw{v]x;l te[ rw{P.til te[.w ;[w{r.qil te[ ? reB;d.l
8 A time to love, and a time to hate; a time of war, and a time of peace.
~w{l'v te[.w h'm'x.lim te[ a{n.fil te[.w b{h/a,l te[
9 What profit hath he that worketh in that wherein he laboureth?
lem'[ a.Wh r,v]a;B h,fw{['h !w{r.tiY -h;m
10 I have seen the travail, which God hath given to the sons of men to be exercised in it.
yen.bil ~yih{l/a !;t'n r,v]a !'y.ni['h -t,a yityia'r ? w{B tw{n][;l ~'d'a'h
11 He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
~'l{['h -t,a ~;G w{Ti[.b h,p'y h'f'[ l{K;h -t,a ? ~'d'a'h a'c.mIy -a{l r,v]a yil.Bim ~'Bil.B !;t'n ? va{rem ~yih{l/a'h h'f'[ -r,v]a h,f][;M;h -t,a ? @w{s -d;[.w
12 I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
;xw{m.fil -mia yiK ~'B bw{j !yea yiK yiT.[;d'y ? wy'Y;x.B bw{j tw{f][;l.w
13 And also that every man should eat and drink, and enjoy the good of all his labour, it is the gift of God.
bw{j h'a'r.w h't'v.w l;ka{Y,v ~'d'a'h -l'K ~;g.w ? ayih ~yih{l/a t;T;m w{l'm][ -l'k.B
14 I know that, whatsoever God doeth, it shall be for ever: nothing can be put to it, nor any thing taken from it: and God doeth it, that men should fear before him.
a.Wh ~yih{l/a'h h,f][;y r,v]a -l'K yiK yiT.[;d'y ? .WN,Mim.W @yisw{h.l !yea wy'l'[ ~'lw{[.l h,y.hIy ? wy'n'p.Lim .Wa.riY,v h'f'[ ~yih{l/a'h.w ;[{r.gil !yea
15 That which hath been is now; and that which is to be hath already been; and God requireth that which is past.
r'b.K tw{y.hil r,v]a;w a.Wh r'b.K h'y'h,V -h;m ? @'D.rin -t,a veQ;b.y ~yih{l/a'h.w h'y'h
16 And moreover I saw under the sun the place of judgment, that wickedness was there; and the place of righteousness, that iniquity was there.
j'P.viM;h ~w{q.m v,m'V;h t;x;T yityia'r dw{[.w ? [;v'r'h h'M'v q,d,C;h ~w{q.m.W [;v,r'h h'M'v
17 I said in mine heart, God shall judge the righteous and the wicked: for there is a time there for every purpose and for every work.
['v'r'h -t,a.w qyiD;C;h -t,a yiBil.B yin]a yiT.r;m'a ? l;[.w #,pex -l'k.l te[ -yiK ~yih{l/a'h j{P.vIy ? ~'v h,f][;M;h -l'K
18 I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
~'d'a'h yen.B t;r.biD -l;[ yiBil.B yin]a yiT.r;m'a ? h'Meh h'meh.B -m,h.v tw{a.ril.w ~yih{l/a'h ~'r'b.l ? ~,h'l
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 a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all is vanity.
h,r.qim.W h'meh.B;h h,r.qim.W ~'d'a'h -yen.b h,r.qim yiK ? ;x.Wr.w h,z tw{m !eK h,z tw{m.K ~,h'l d'x,a ? !Iy'a h'meh.B;h -nim ~'d'a'h r;tw{m.W l{K;l d'x,a ? l,b'h l{K;h yiK
20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
r'p'[,h -nim h'y'h l{K;h d'x,a ~w{q'm -l,a .$elw{h l{K;h ? r'p'[,h -l,a b'v l{K;h.w
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
h'l.['m.l ayih h'l{['h ~'d'a'h yen.B ;x.Wr ;[edw{y yim ? #,r'a'l h'J;m.l ayih t,d,r{Y;h h'meh.B;h ;x.Wr.w
22 Wherefore I perceive that there is nothing better, than that a man should rejoice in his own works; for that is his portion: for who shall bring him to see what shall be after him?
~'d'a'h x;m.fIy r,v]aem bw{j !yea yiK yityia'r.w ? .WN,ayib.y yim yiK w{q.l,x a.Wh -yiK wy'f][;m.B ? wy'r]x;a h,y.hiY,v h,m.B tw{a.ril
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