--- title: Ecclesiastes 5:17 — Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion. Who acts: you, I, wrath, one. 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The page gives the verse in Hebrew as the Westminster Leningrad Codex has it, its syntax tree — a dependency tree in the style of Universal Dependencies, built from MACULA Hebrew — and its pragmatics: who acts — you, I, wrath, one, evil, God — and what happens in the verse to that, pleasure, sun, days, evil, portion, read clause by clause by Mova's frames. Beside it stand the Aramaic of the Targum and the English of the Jewish Publication Society's 1917 translation, each English sentence with a tree of its own. It is one of the 12 chapters of Ecclesiastes on this site, all built by Mova itself from its own trees, with no large model in between. הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל־וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי־חַיָּ֛יואֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃ [Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.108/) ## The tree {#tree} Right to left, as the Hebrew is read; a prefix or suffix is a word of its own, and a line under the words joins those written as one. Under each word its part of speech and MACULA's English gloss. ```conllu rtl gloss # sent_id = wlc:ECC:99 # text = הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר־רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר־יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל־וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל־עֲמָל֣וֹ ׀ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת־הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי־חַיָּ֛יואֲשֶׁר־נָֽתַן־ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי־ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ׃ # verse = ECC.5.17 1 הִנֵּ֞ה הִנֵּה INTJ _ _ 3 discourse _ Gloss=here!|Ref=ECC_5:17!1|MId=o210050170011|Strong=2009|Type=demonstrative 2 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 3 mark _ Gloss=[that].which|Ref=ECC_5:17!2|MId=o210050170021|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 3 רָאִ֣יתִי רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Com|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=1 0 root _ Gloss=I.have.seen|Ref=ECC_5:17!3|MId=o210050170031|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:210050170041;|Type=qatal 4 אָ֗נִי אֲנִי PRON _ Gender=Com|Number=Sing|Person=1|PronType=Prs 3 nsubj _ Gloss=I|Ref=ECC_5:17!4|MId=o210050170041|Strong=0589|Type=personal 5 ט֣וֹב טוֹב ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 parataxis _ Gloss=[to.be].good|Ref=ECC_5:17!5|MId=o210050170051|Strong=2896|Type=adjective 6 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 7 mark _ Gloss=[that].which|Ref=ECC_5:17!6|MId=o210050170061|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 7 יָפֶ֣ה יָפֶה ADJ _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 5 parataxis _ Gloss=[is].beautiful|Ref=ECC_5:17!7|MId=o210050170071|Strong=3303|Type=adjective 8-9 לֶֽאֶכוֹל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 8 לֶֽ לְ ADP _ _ 9 case _ Gloss=[is].to|Ref=ECC_5:17!8|MId=o210050170081|Strong=3807a 9 אֶכוֹל־ אָכַל VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 7 advcl _ Gloss=eat|Ref=ECC_5:17!8|MId=o210050170082|Strong=0398|Frame=A0:210030220072;|Type=infinitive_construct 10-12 וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 וְ֠ וְ CCONJ _ _ 12 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_5:17!9|MId=o210050170091|Strong=2050b 11 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 12 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_5:17!9|MId=o210050170092|Strong=3807a 12 שְׁתּוֹת שָׁתָה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 9 conj _ Gloss=drink|Ref=ECC_5:17!9|MId=o210050170093|Strong=8354|Frame=A0:210030220072;|Type=infinitive_construct 13-15 וְלִרְא֨וֹת _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 13 וְ וְ CCONJ _ _ 15 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_5:17!10|MId=o210050170101|Strong=2050b 14 לִ לְ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_5:17!10|MId=o210050170102|Strong=3807a 15 רְא֨וֹת רָאָה VERB _ HebBinyan=QAL 9 conj _ Gloss=see|Ref=ECC_5:17!10|MId=o210050170103|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:210030220072;A1:210050170111;|Type=infinitive_construct 16 טוֹבָ֜ה טוֹבָה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 15 obj _ Gloss=good|Ref=ECC_5:17!11|MId=o210050170111|Strong=2896b|Type=adjective 17-18 בְּכָל־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 בְּ בְּ ADP _ _ 18 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=ECC_5:17!12|MId=o210050170121|Strong=0871a 18 כָל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 15 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=ECC_5:17!12|MId=o210050170122|Strong=3605 19-20 עֲמָל֣וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 19 עֲמָל עָמָל NOUN _ Number=Sing 18 compound:smixut _ Gloss=toil|Ref=ECC_5:17!13|MId=o210050170131|Strong=5999 20 ֣וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 19 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=ECC_5:17!13|MId=o210050170132|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 21 ׀ ׀ PUNCT _ _ 20 punct _ Ref=ECC_5:17!13 22-23 שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 שֶׁ שֶׁ SCONJ _ _ 23 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=ECC_5:17!14|MId=o210050170141|Strong=7578a|Type=relative 23 יַּעֲמֹ֣ל עָמַל VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 18 acl:relcl _ Gloss=someone.will.toil|Ref=ECC_5:17!14|MId=o210050170142|Strong=5998|Frame=A0:210030220072;A1:210050170131;|Type=yiqtol 24 תַּֽחַת־ תַּחַת NOUN _ _ 23 obl _ Gloss=under|Ref=ECC_5:17!15|MId=o210050170151|Strong=8478|SpaceAfter=No 25-26 הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 26 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_5:17!16|MId=o210050170161|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 26 שֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ שֶׁמֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 24 compound:smixut _ Gloss=sun|Ref=ECC_5:17!16|MId=o210050170162|Strong=8121 27 מִסְפַּ֧ר מִסְפָּר NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 23 obl _ Gloss=the.number|Ref=ECC_5:17!17|MId=o210050170171|Strong=4557 28 יְמֵי־ יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 27 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.days|Ref=ECC_5:17!18|MId=o210050170181|Strong=3117|SpaceAfter=No 29-31 חַיָּ֛יואֲשֶׁר־ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 חַיָּ֛י חַיִּים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 28 compound:smixut _ Gloss=his.life|Ref=ECC_5:17!20|MId=o210050170201|Strong=2416 30 ו הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 29 nmod:poss _ Gloss=his|Ref=ECC_5:17!20|MId=o210050170202|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 31 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 32 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=ECC_5:17!21|MId=o210050170211|Strong=0834|Type=relative 32 נָֽתַן־ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 27 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.has.given|Ref=ECC_5:17!22|MId=o210050170221|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:210050170242;|Type=qatal|SpaceAfter=No 33-34 ל֥וֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 33 ל לְ ADP _ _ 34 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_5:17!23|MId=o210050170231|Strong=3807a 34 ֥וֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 32 obl _ Gloss=him|Ref=ECC_5:17!23|MId=o210050170232|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 35-36 הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 הָ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 36 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ECC_5:17!24|MId=o210050170241|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 36 אֱלֹהִ֖ים אֱלֹהִים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 32 nsubj _ Gloss=God|Ref=ECC_5:17!24|MId=o210050170242|Strong=0430 37 כִּי־ כִּי SCONJ _ _ 39 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=ECC_5:17!25|MId=o210050170251|Strong=3588|SpaceAfter=No 38 ה֥וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=ECC_5:17!26|MId=o210050170261|Strong=1931|Type=personal 39-40 חֶלְקֽוֹ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 39 חֶלְק חֵלֶק NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 3 advcl _ Gloss=portion|Ref=ECC_5:17!27|MId=o210050170271|Strong=2506 40 ֽוֹ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 39 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[is].his|Ref=ECC_5:17!27|MId=o210050170272|Strong=2050c|Type=pronominal 41 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 40 punct _ Ref=ECC_5:17!27 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: statement - act: assert - voice: character - speech: inside a quote begun earlier - negation: no | verb | form · stem | who (A0) | what, whom (A1) | to whom, further (A2) | who makes it happen (AA) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | רָאִיתִי *I have seen* | qatal · qal | אָנִי *I* | | | | | אֶכוֹל־ *eat* | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | שְׁתּוֹת *drink* | infinitive construct · qal | | | | | | רְאוֹת *see* | infinitive construct · qal | | טוֹבָה *good* | | | | יַּעֲמֹל *someone will toil* | yiqtol · qal | | עֲמָל *toil* | | | | נָֽתַן־ *he has given* | qatal · qal | אֱלֹהִים *God* | | | | MACULA's semantic frames: for each verb the head word of each participant. A0 is the one who acts, A1 what the act is done to or is about, A2 a further participant; AA, with a causative verb, the one who makes it happen. ## The Targum {#onkelos} וְהָא דִי חֲזִית אֲנָא טָבָא הוּא לִבְנֵי אֱנָשָׁא וּדְשַׁפִּיר לְהוֹן לְמֶעֱבַד בְּעָלְמָא הָדֵין דְּיֵיכְלוּן וְיִשְׁתּוּן מִן טוּרְחוּתְהוֹן בְּדִיל דְּלָא לְאוֹשָׁטָא יְדָא בַּאֲנוּסָא וַחֲטוּף לְמִטַּר פִּתְגָמֵי אוֹרָיְתָא וּלְמֵיחַן עֲנִיֵּי נִכְסָא מִן בִּגְלַל דְיֶחֱזוּן טָבְתָא בְּכָל טוּרְחוּתְהוֹן דִי טְרָחוּ בְּעָלְמָא הָדֵין תְּחוֹת שִׁמְשָׁא מִנְיַן יוֹמֵי חַיּוֹהִי דִּגְבַר דִי יְהַב לֵיהּ יְיָ בְמַזָּלֵיהּ אֲרוּם הוּא חוּלְקֵיהּ לֵית אֲחוֹרָן בָּר מִנֵּיהּ: The Aramaic translation read beside the Hebrew. Text only: Mova has no Aramaic parser yet. ## English, JPS 1917 {#english} Each sentence on its own page, with its tree and pragmatics. A sentence that runs on into the next verse is listed under the verse it begins in. 1. [Behold that which I have seen: it is good, yea, it is comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy pleasure for all his labour, wherein he laboureth under the sun, all the days of his life which God hath given him; for this is his portion.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.108/) **Hebrew text:** Westminster Leningrad Codex, public domain. **Tree, glosses and frames:** MACULA Hebrew Linguistic Datasets, available at [github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew](https://github.com/Clear-Bible/macula-hebrew/), [CC BY 4.0](https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/); converted to Universal Dependencies by Mova (words in text order, a prefix its own word). **Speech act:** Mova's rules on the MACULA words (`macula prag`). **Targum:** Onkelos (Torat Emet), Jonathan and the Writings (Mikraot Gedolot), from Sefaria, public domain. **English:** JPS 1917, public domain; trees and speech acts by Mova's cycle, frames by Mova's reader (Elamur Cosmic License). Hebrew sentence `wlc:ECC:99`. - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 5:16](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.5.16/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 5:18](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.5.18/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes 5](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/5/)