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OET-LV And_sweet the_light and_good for_the_eyes to_see DOM the_sun.
UHB וּמָת֖וֹק הָא֑וֹר וְט֥וֹב לַֽעֵינַ֖יִם לִרְא֥וֹת אֶת־הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ ‡
(ūmātōq hāʼōr vəţōⱱ laˊēynayim lirəʼōt ʼet-hashshāmesh.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ γλυκὺ τὸ φῶς, καὶ ἀγαθὸν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς τοῦ βλέπειν σὺν τὸν ἥλιον.
(Kai gluku to fōs, kai agathon tois ofthalmois tou blepein sun ton haʸlion. )
BrTr Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
ULT And light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
UST It is very delightful to be alive
⇔ and see the sun rise every morning.
BSB ⇔ Light is sweet,
⇔ and it pleases the eyes to see the sun.
OEB Sweet is the light, and pleasant it is
⇔ For the eyes to behold the sun.
WEBBE Truly the light is sweet,
⇔ and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Light is sweet,
⇔ and it is pleasant for a person to see the sun.
LSV Sweet also [is] the light,
And good for the eyes to see the sun.
FBV How sweet it is to live in the light, to see the sun rise on another day.[fn]
11:7 Literally, “Sweet is the light and pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.” However, what is clearly meant is appreciation for continued life.
T4T It is very delightful to be alive
⇔ and see [MTY] the sun rise every morning.
LEB • and it is pleasant for the eyes to see the sun.
BBE Truly the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS And the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
ASV Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
DRA The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.
YLT Sweet also [is] the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.
Drby Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;
RV Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.
Wbstr Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
KJB-1769 ¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:
KJB-1611 ¶ Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to behold the sunne.
Bshps The light is sweete, and a pleasaunt thing is it for the eyes to looke vpon the sunne.
(The light is sweete, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to look upon the sunne.)
Gnva Surely the light is a pleasant thing: and it is a good thing to the eyes to see the sunne.
Cvdl The light is swete, & a pleasaunt thinge is it for the eyes to loke vpon the Sonne.
(The light is swete, and a pleasant thing is it for the eyes to look upon the Sonne.)
Wycl The liyt is sweet, and delitable to the iyen to se the sunne.
(The light is sweet, and delitable to the eyes to see the sunne.)
Luth Es ist das Licht süß und den Augen lieblich, die Sonne zu sehen.
(It is the light süß and the Augen lieblich, the sun to see.)
ClVg [Dulce lumen, et delectabile est oculis videre solem.
([Dulce lumen, and delectabile it_is oculis videre solem. )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / metonymy
(Occurrence 0) light is sweet
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sweet the=light and=good for_the,eyes to=see DOM the,sun )
Here the word “light” refers to being able to see the sun and therefore being alive. And, this speaks of the joy of being alive as if the light had a sweet taste. Alternate translation: “it is a joy to be able to see the sun” or “being alive is delightful” (See also: figs-metaphor)
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) for the eyes to see the sun
(Some words not found in UHB: and,sweet the=light and=good for_the,eyes to=see DOM the,sun )
The “eyes” represent the whole person. This phrase means basically the same thing as the previous phrase. Alternate translation: “for a person to see the sun” or “to be alive” (See also: figs-parallelism)