--- title: Ecclesiastes 9:9 — Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life o… · Hebrew, tree and pragmatics description: Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun. Who acts: you, thou, head, that. 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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, thou, head, that — and what happens in the verse to life, wife, thee, sun, portion, sun., 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. רְאֵ֨ה חַיִּ֜ים עִם־אִשָּׁ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֗בְתָּ כָּל־יְמֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י הֶבְלֶ֔ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י הֶבְלֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חֶלְקְךָ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים וּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ [Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.178/) ## 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:168 # text = רְאֵ֨ה חַיִּ֜ים עִם־אִשָּׁ֣ה אֲשֶׁר־אָהַ֗בְתָּ כָּל־יְמֵי֙ חַיֵּ֣י הֶבְלֶ֔ךָ אֲשֶׁ֤ר נָֽתַן־לְךָ֙ תַּ֣חַת הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ כֹּ֖ל יְמֵ֣י הֶבְלֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י ה֤וּא חֶלְקְךָ֙ בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים וּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔ אֲשֶׁר־אַתָּ֥ה עָמֵ֖ל תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ # verse = ECC.9.9 1 רְאֵ֨ה רָאָה VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 0 root _ Gloss=see|Ref=ECC_9:9!1|MId=o210090090011|Strong=7200|Frame=A0:210120120031;A1:210090090021;|Type=imperative 2 חַיִּ֜ים חַיִּים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 1 obj _ Gloss=life|Ref=ECC_9:9!2|MId=o210090090021|Strong=2416 3 עִם־ עִם ADP _ _ 4 case _ Gloss=with|Ref=ECC_9:9!3|MId=o210090090031|Strong=5973|SpaceAfter=No 4 אִשָּׁ֣ה אִשָּׁה NOUN _ Gender=Fem|Number=Sing 1 obl _ Gloss=a.wife|Ref=ECC_9:9!4|MId=o210090090041|Strong=0802 5 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 6 mark _ Gloss=whom|Ref=ECC_9:9!5|MId=o210090090051|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 6 אָהַ֗בְתָּ אָהֵב VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=2 4 acl:relcl _ Gloss=you.love|Ref=ECC_9:9!6|MId=o210090090061|Strong=0157|Frame=A0:210120120031;A1:210090090041;|Type=qatal 7 כָּל־ כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 obl _ Gloss=all|Ref=ECC_9:9!7|MId=o210090090071|Strong=3605|SpaceAfter=No 8 יְמֵי֙ יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 7 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.days|Ref=ECC_9:9!8|MId=o210090090081|Strong=3117 9 חַיֵּ֣י חַיִּים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 8 compound:smixut _ Gloss=of.the.life|Ref=ECC_9:9!9|MId=o210090090091|Strong=2416 10-11 הֶבְלֶ֔ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 הֶבְל הֶבֶל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 9 compound:smixut _ Gloss=your.futility|Ref=ECC_9:9!10|MId=o210090090101|Strong=1892 11 ֶ֔ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 10 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=ECC_9:9!10|MId=o210090090102|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 12 אֲשֶׁ֤ר אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 13 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=ECC_9:9!11|MId=o210090090111|Strong=0834|Type=relative 13 נָֽתַן־ נָתַן VERB _ Gender=Masc|HebBinyan=QAL|Number=Sing|Person=3 7 acl:relcl _ Gloss=he.has.given|Ref=ECC_9:9!12|MId=o210090090121|Strong=5414|Frame=A0:210090070122;A1:210090090081;|Type=qatal|SpaceAfter=No 14-15 לְךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 14 ל לְ ADP _ _ 15 case _ Gloss=to|Ref=ECC_9:9!13|MId=o210090090131|Strong=3807a 15 ְךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 13 obl _ Gloss=you|Ref=ECC_9:9!13|MId=o210090090132|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 16 תַּ֣חַת תַּחַת NOUN _ _ 13 obl _ Gloss=under|Ref=ECC_9:9!14|MId=o210090090141|Strong=8478 17-18 הַשֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 17 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 18 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_9:9!15|MId=o210090090151|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 18 שֶּׁ֔מֶשׁ שֶׁמֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 16 compound:smixut _ Gloss=sun|Ref=ECC_9:9!15|MId=o210090090152|Strong=8121 19 כֹּ֖ל כֹּל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 7 appos _ Gloss=all|Ref=ECC_9:9!16|MId=o210090090161|Strong=3605 20 יְמֵ֣י יוֹם NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 19 compound:smixut _ Gloss=the.days|Ref=ECC_9:9!17|MId=o210090090171|Strong=3117 21-22 הֶבְלֶ֑ךָ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 21 הֶבְל הֶבֶל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 20 compound:smixut _ Gloss=your.futility|Ref=ECC_9:9!18|MId=o210090090181|Strong=1892 22 ֶ֑ךָ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 21 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=ECC_9:9!18|MId=o210090090182|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 23 כִּ֣י כִּי SCONJ _ _ 25 mark _ Gloss=(dm)|Ref=ECC_9:9!19|MId=o210090090191|Strong=3588 24 ה֤וּא הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=3|PronType=Prs 25 nsubj _ Gloss=it|Ref=ECC_9:9!20|MId=o210090090201|Strong=1931|Type=personal 25-26 חֶלְקְךָ֙ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 חֶלְק חֵלֶק NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 1 advcl _ Gloss=portion|Ref=ECC_9:9!21|MId=o210090090211|Strong=2506 26 ְךָ֙ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 25 nmod:poss _ Gloss=[is].your|Ref=ECC_9:9!21|MId=o210090090212|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 27-29 בַּֽחַיִּ֔ים _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 בַּֽ בְּ ADP _ _ 29 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=ECC_9:9!22|MId=o210090090221|Strong=0871a 28 ה הַ DET _ PronType=Art 29 det _ Gloss=(the)|Ref=ECC_9:9!22|MId=o210090090221ה|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 29 חַיִּ֔ים חַיִּים NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Plur 25 obl _ Gloss=life|Ref=ECC_9:9!22|MId=o210090090222|Strong=2416 30-33 וּבַעֲמָ֣לְךָ֔ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 וּ וְ CCONJ _ _ 32 cc _ Gloss=and|Ref=ECC_9:9!23|MId=o210090090231|Strong=2050b 31 בַ בְּ ADP _ _ 32 case _ Gloss=in|Ref=ECC_9:9!23|MId=o210090090232|Strong=0871a 32 עֲמָ֣ל עָמָל NOUN _ Number=Sing 29 conj _ Gloss=toil|Ref=ECC_9:9!23|MId=o210090090233|Strong=5999 33 ְךָ֔ הוּא PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 32 nmod:poss _ Gloss=your|Ref=ECC_9:9!23|MId=o210090090234|Strong=3509b|Type=pronominal 34 אֲשֶׁר־ אֲשֶׁר SCONJ _ _ 36 mark _ Gloss=which|Ref=ECC_9:9!24|MId=o210090090241|Strong=0834|Type=relative|SpaceAfter=No 35 אַתָּ֥ה אַתָּה PRON _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing|Person=2|PronType=Prs 36 nsubj _ Gloss=you|Ref=ECC_9:9!25|MId=o210090090251|Strong=0859|Type=personal 36 עָמֵ֖ל עָמֵל NOUN _ Gender=Masc|Number=Sing 32 acl:relcl _ Gloss=[are].toiling|Ref=ECC_9:9!26|MId=o210090090261|Strong=6001a|Type=adjective 37 תַּ֥חַת תַּחַת NOUN _ _ 36 obl _ Gloss=under|Ref=ECC_9:9!27|MId=o210090090271|Strong=8478 38-39 הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 38 הַ הַ DET _ PronType=Art 39 det _ Gloss=the|Ref=ECC_9:9!28|MId=o210090090281|Strong=1886a|Type=definite_article 39 שָּֽׁמֶשׁ שֶׁמֶשׁ NOUN _ Number=Sing 37 compound:smixut _ Gloss=sun|Ref=ECC_9:9!28|MId=o210090090282|Strong=8121 40 ׃ ׃ PUNCT _ _ 39 punct _ Ref=ECC_9:9!28 ``` ## Pragmatics {#pragmatics} - form: command - act: request - 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) | | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | --- | | רְאֵה *see* | imperative · qal | | חַיִּים *life* | | | | אָהַבְתָּ *you love* | qatal · qal | | אִשָּׁה *a wife* | | | | נָֽתַן־ *he has given* | qatal · qal | | יְמֵי *the days* | | | 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} חֲזֵי חַיִין טָבִין עִם אִתְּתָא דִּרְחִימְתָּא כָּל יוֹמֵי חַיֵּי הֶבְלוּתָךְ דִי יְהַב יְיָ לָךְ בְּמַזָּלָא בְּעַלְמָא הָדֵין תְּחוֹת שִׁמְשָׁא אֲרוּם הוּא חוּלָקָךְ בְּחַיִין וּבְטוֹרְחוּתָךְ דִי אַנְתְּ טָרַחְתָּא בְּעַלְמָא הָדֵין תְּחוֹת שִׁמְשָׁא: 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. [Enjoy life with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which He hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity; for that is thy portion in life, and in thy labour wherein thou labourest under the sun.](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/jps/ECC.178/) **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:168`. - ← previous: [Ecclesiastes 9:8](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.9.8/) - next →: [Ecclesiastes 9:10](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC.9.10/) - ↑ back to [Ecclesiastes 9](https://md.mova.elamur.ai/free/en/corpora/ketuvim/ECC/9/)