Ecclesiastes 9:7

Hebrew	לֵ֣ךְ אֱכֹ֤ל בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ לַחְמֶ֔ךָ וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה בְלֶבplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigלֵב hebrew Meaning: * The heart * Used figuratively for the feelings, the will and even the intellect * The centre of anything Noun, masculine (although conceptually neutral, being used for both men and women). Occurs nearly 600 times in the Old Testament.1 Samuel 25:37Genesis 6:5Exodus 8:151 Samuel 24:51 Samuel 16:7Jeremiah 17:9Deuteronomy 10:16Deuteronomy 6:5Deuteronomy 6:5Psalm 9:1 (NIV)(verse 2 in the Hebrew Bible)Deuteronomy 6:5Genesis 6:51 Samuel 1:13Psalm 95:10Deuteronomy 6:5… ט֖וֹב יֵינֶ֑ךָ כִּ֣י כְבָ֔ר רָצָ֥ה הָאֱלֹהִ֖יםplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine אֶֽתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ
ESV	Go, eat your bread in joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do.
NIV	Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for it is now that God favors what you do.
NLT	So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this!
LXX	δεῦρο φάγε ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. εὐφροσύνῃ ἄρτον σου καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” πίε ἐνplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigἐν greek Preposition meaning “in”. καρδίᾳ ἀγαθῇ οἶνόν σου ὅτι ἤδη εὐδόκησεν ὁplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article θεὸςplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigθεὸς greek Masculine noun meaning: * A god or goddess * God τὰplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article ποιήματά σου
KJV	Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.

^{Ecclesiastes 9:6 ← Ecclesiastes 9:7 → Ecclesiastes 9:8}

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