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Ecclesiastes 11:7

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun:

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וּמָת֖וֹקumatoqand sweetמָתוֹקconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and sweet”, the ordinary formH4966sweetsweet(-er, -ness).הָא֑וֹרhaorthe brightאוֹרdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the bright”, the ordinary formH216illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.)bright, clear, [phrase] day, light (-ning), morning, sun.וְט֥וֹבvetovand goodטוֹבconjunction, adjective, adjective, masculine, singular, absolute — “and good”, the ordinary formH2896good (as an adjective) in the widest sense; used likewise as a noun, both in the masculine and the feminine, the singular and the plural (good, a good or good thing, a good man or woman; the good, goods or good things, good men or women), also as an adverb (well)beautiful, best, better, bountiful, cheerful, at ease, [idiom] fair (word), (be in) favour, fine, glad, good (deed, -lier, -liest, -ly, -ness, -s), graciously, joyful, kindly, kindness, liketh (best), loving, merry, [idiom] most, pleasant,…לַֽעֵינַ֖יִםlaeynayimto eye , , -sightעַיִןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, dual, absolute — “to eye , , -sight”, the ordinary formH5869an eye (literally or figuratively); by analogy, a fountain (as the eye of the landscape)affliction, outward appearance, [phrase] before, [phrase] think best, colour, conceit, [phrase] be content, countenance, [phrase] displease, eye((-brow), (-d), -sight), face, [phrase] favour, fountain, furrow (from the margin), [idiom] him…לִרְא֥וֹתlirotto seeרָאָהpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to see”, the to-form of the verbH7200to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)advise self, appear, approve, behold, [idiom] certainly, consider, discern, (make to) enjoy, have experience, gaze, take heed, [idiom] indeed, [idiom] joyfully, lo, look (on, one another, one on another, one upon another, out, up, upon), m…אֶתetobject markerאֵתparticle, direct object marker — “object marker”H853properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely)(as such unrepresented in English).הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁhashameshthe sunשֶׁמֶשׁdefinite article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “the sun”, the ordinary formH8121the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (architectural) a notched battlement[phrase] east side(-ward), sun (rising), [phrase] west(-ward), window. See also H1053 (בֵּית שֶׁמֶשׁ).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

And the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

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American Standard Version (1901)

Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

Young’s Literal Translation

Sweet also [is] the light, And good for the eyes to see the sun.

World English Bible

Truly the light is sweet, and it is a pleasant thing for the eyes to see the sun.

Darby Translation

Now the light is sweet, and pleasant is it to the eyes to see the sun;

Douay-Rheims

The light is sweet, and it is delightful for the eyes to see the sun.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

And the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Moreover the light is sweet, and it is good for the eyes to see the sun.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καὶ γλυκὺ τὸ φῶς, καὶ ἀγαθὸν τοῖς ὀφθαλμοῖς τοῦ βλέπειν σὺν τὸν ἥλιον.