Ecclesiastes 9:7
King James Version
9 Jun 2026
“Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.”
טוֹב
Taste and see. David does not say understand or agree — he says taste. Towb is goodness you experience, not just believe in. God's goodness is not a theological position. It is something you encounter when you draw near to Him.
לֶחֶם
food/ your
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לֶחֶם
Bread, food, grain. Lechem. Man shall not live by bread alone but by every word that comes from the mouth of God. There is food for the body and food for the soul.
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מַעֲשֶׂה
deeds/ your
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מַעֲשֶׂה
an action (good or bad); generally, a transaction; abstractly, activity; by implication, a product (specifically, a poem) or (generally) property
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כְּבָר
already
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כְּבָר
properly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
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רָצָה
he has taken pleasure in
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רָצָה
to be pleased with; specifically, to satisfy adebt
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יַיִן
wine/ your
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יַיִן
wine (as fermented); by implication, intoxication
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