InterlinearVerse GEN EXO LEV NUM DEUT JOB YEHO (JOS) HERO (JDG) RUTH 1 SAM 2 SAM PSA AMOS HOS 1 KI 2 KI 1 CHR 2 CHR PROV ECC SNG YOEL (JOEL) MIC ISA ZEP HAB YIR (JER) LAM YNA (JNA) NAH OBAD DAN EZEK EZRA EST NEH HAG ZEC MAL 2 PS WIS TOB MAN BAR G DAN G ESD L ESD ESG JDT 3 MAC SIR 1 MAC 2 MAC 4 MAC YHN (JHN) MARK MAT LUKE ACTs YAC (JAM) GAL 1 TH 2 TH 1 COR 2 COR ROM COL LAOD PHM EPH PHP 1 TIM TIT 1 PET 2 PET 2 TIM HEB YUD (JUD) 1 YHN (1 JHN) 2 YHN (2 JHN) 3 YHN (3 JHN) REV
InterlinearVerse Ecc C1 C2 C3 C4 C5 C6 C7 C9 C10 C11 C12
Ecc 8 V1 V2 V3 V4 V5 V6 V7 V8 V10 V11 V12 V13 V14 V15 V16 V17
OET-LV DOM all_of this I_have_seen and_I_have_given DOM heart_of_my to/from_all/each/any/every deed which it_is_done under the_sun a_time when the_humankind he_has_power over_a_person for_harm to_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) I saw all that and applied my mind to everything that happens in this world.
⇔ I saw that sometimes a person can dominate someone else to that person’s detriment.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) I have applied my heart
(Some words not found in UHB: DOM all/each/any/every this saw and,I_have_given DOM heart_of,my to/from=all/each/any/every work which/who done below/instead_of the,sun time which/who exercises_authority the=humankind over,a_person for,harm to=him/it )
Here the author refers to himself by his “heart” to emphasize his feelings. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:17. Alternate translation: [I applied myself]
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive
(Occurrence 0) every kind of work that is done
(Some words not found in UHB: DOM all/each/any/every this saw and,I_have_given DOM heart_of,my to/from=all/each/any/every work which/who done below/instead_of the,sun time which/who exercises_authority the=humankind over,a_person for,harm to=him/it )
If your language does not use the passive form in this way, you can state this in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [every kind of work that people do]
Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / idiom
(Occurrence 0) under the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: DOM all/each/any/every this saw and,I_have_given DOM heart_of,my to/from=all/each/any/every work which/who done below/instead_of the,sun time which/who exercises_authority the=humankind over,a_person for,harm to=him/it )
This refers to things that are done on earth. See how you translated this in Ecclesiastes 1:3. Alternate translation: [on the earth]
(Occurrence 0) There is a time when a person oppresses another person to that person’s hurt
(Some words not found in UHB: DOM all/each/any/every this saw and,I_have_given DOM heart_of,my to/from=all/each/any/every work which/who done below/instead_of the,sun time which/who exercises_authority the=humankind over,a_person for,harm to=him/it )
Alternate translation: [Sometimes one person will oppress another, causing that person to be hurt]
OET-LV DOM all_of this I_have_seen and_I_have_given DOM heart_of_my to/from_all/each/any/every deed which it_is_done under the_sun a_time when the_humankind he_has_power over_a_person for_harm to_him/it.
OET (OET-RV) I saw all that and applied my mind to everything that happens in this world.
⇔ I saw that sometimes a person can dominate someone else to that person’s detriment.
Note: The OET-RV is still only a first draft, and so far only a few words have been (mostly automatically) matched to the Hebrew or Greek words that they’re translated from.
Acknowledgements: The Hebrew text, lemmas, and morphology are all thanks to the OSHB and some of the glosses are from Macula Hebrew.
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