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I realized that it's good and proper for a man to eat and drink. It's good for him to be satisfied with his hard work on this earth. That's what he should do during the few days of life God has given him. That's what God made him for.
Reference
Greek: μέ (mé)
me
Hebrew: ʼănâʼ
I
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Hebrew: ʼechâd
properly, united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
Hebrew: ʼĕnâsh
a man
Greek: γεύομαι (geúomai)
to taste; by implication, to eat; figuratively, to experience (good or ill)
Greek: καίγε (kaíge)
and at least (or even, indeed)
Hebrew: kîy
(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed
Greek: πίνω (pínō)
to imbibe (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: çôbeʼ
potation, concretely (wine), or abstractly (carousal)
Hebrew: hêm
they (only used when emphatic)
Greek: βίος (bíos)
life, i.e. (literally) the present state of existence; by implication, the means of livelihood
Hebrew: rᵉkûwsh
property (as gathered)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ἤμην (ḗmēn)
I was
Hebrew: hâvâʼ
to be (in the sense of existence)
Greek: τοῦ (toû)
sometimes used for G5127 (τούτου); of this person
Greek: δύσκολος (dýskolos)
properly, fastidious about eating (peevish), i.e. (genitive case) impracticable
Hebrew: ʼêythân
permanence; hence (concrete) permanent; specifically a chieftain
Hebrew: maʻbâd
an act
Hebrew: ʼÔwn
On, an Israelite
Hebrew: gêh
this
Greek: οἰκουμένη (oikouménē)
land, i.e. the (terrene part of the) globe; specially, the Roman empire
Hebrew: ʼăraʻ
the earth; by implication (figuratively) low
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: ὅδε (hóde)
the same, i.e. this or that one (plural these or those); often used as a personal pronoun
Hebrew: hûwʼ
he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are
Greek: κατατίθημι (katatíthēmi)
to place down, i.e. deposit (literally or figuratively)
Greek: ὁ (ho)
the (sometimes to be supplied, at others omitted, in English idiom)
Hebrew: ʼillêyn
these
Hebrew: mizʻâr
fewness; by implication, as superl. diminutiveness
Greek: ζάω (záō)
to live (literally or figuratively)
Hebrew: chay
alive; also (as noun in plural) life
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Hebrew: zôw
this or that
Hebrew: mân
who or what (properly, interrogatively, hence, also indefinitely and relatively)
Greek: κύριος (kýrios)
supreme in authority, i.e. (as noun) controller; by implication, Master (as a respectful title)
Hebrew: ʼĕlâhh
God
Greek: τοῦτον (toûton)
this (person, as objective of verb or preposition)
Greek: ἀντί (antí)
opposite, i.e. instead or because of (rarely in addition to)
Hebrew: bᵉmôw
in, with, by, etc.
Good
Ecclesiastes 2:24
Parallel theme
Ecclesiastes 3:22
Ecclesiastes 2:10
Jeremiah 52:34
References God
1 Timothy 6:17
Ecclesiastes 8:15
Ecclesiastes 9:7
Ecclesiastes 11:9
Verse Explanation
The Teacher concludes that it is good for people to eat, drink, and enjoy the results of their work during the limited life God has given them.
History
Shared meals and enjoyment of agricultural produce were central parts of ancient Israelite daily life.