Strong's Lexicon Go, לֵ֣ךְ (lêḵ) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) 1b) (Piel) 1b1) to walk 1b2) to walk (fig.) 1c) (Hithpael) 1c1) to traverse 1c2) to walk about 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk eat אֱכֹ֤ל (’ĕ·ḵōl) Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 398: 1) to eat, devour, burn up, feed 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to eat (human subject) 1a2) to eat, devour (of beasts and birds) 1a3) to devour, consume (of fire) 1a4) to devour, slay (of sword) 1a5) to devour, consume, destroy (inanimate subjects - ie, pestilence, drought) 1a6) to devour (of oppression) 1b) (Niphal) 1b1) to be eaten (by men) 1b2) to be devoured, consumed (of fire) 1b3) to be wasted, destroyed (of flesh) 1c) (Pual) 1c1) to cause to eat, feed with 1c2) to cause to devour 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to feed 1d2) to cause to eat 1e) (Piel) 1e1) consume your bread לַחְמֶ֔ךָ (laḥ·me·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3899: 1) bread, food, grain 1a) bread 1a1) bread 1a2) bread-corn 1b) food (in general) with joy, בְּשִׂמְחָה֙ (bə·śim·ḥāh) Preposition-b | Noun - feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 8057: 1) joy, mirth, gladness 1a) mirth, gladness, joy, gaiety, pleasure 1b) joy (of God) 1c) glad result, happy issue and drink וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה (ū·šă·ṯêh) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Imperative - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 8354: 1) to drink 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to drink 1a1a) of drinking cup of God's wrath, of slaughter, of wicked deeds (fig) 1a2) to feast 1b) (Niphal) to be drunk your wine יֵינֶ֑ךָ (yê·ne·ḵā) Noun - masculine singular construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 3196: 1) wine with a cheerful ט֖וֹב (ṭō·wḇ) Adjective - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 2896: adj 1) good, pleasant, agreeable 1a) pleasant, agreeable (to the senses) 1b) pleasant (to the higher nature) 1c) good, excellent (of its kind) 1d) good, rich, valuable in estimation 1e) good, appropriate, becoming 1f) better (comparative) 1g) glad, happy, prosperous (of man's sensuous nature) 1h) good understanding (of man's intellectual nature) 1i) good, kind, benign 1j) good, right (ethical) n m 2) a good thing, benefit, welfare 2a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 2b) good things (collective) 2c) good, benefit 2d) moral good n f 3) welfare, benefit, good things 3a) welfare, prosperity, happiness 3b) good things (collective) 3c) bounty heart, בְלֶב־ (ḇə·leḇ-) Preposition-b | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's Hebrew 3820: 1) inner man, mind, will, heart, understanding 1a) inner part, midst 1a1) midst (of things) 1a2) heart (of man) 1a3) soul, heart (of man) 1a4) mind, knowledge, thinking, reflection, memory 1a5) inclination, resolution, determination (of will) 1a6) conscience 1a7) heart (of moral character) 1a8) as seat of appetites 1a9) as seat of emotions and passions 1a10) as seat of courage for כִּ֣י (kî) Conjunction Strong's Hebrew 3588: 1) that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since 1a) that 1a1) yea, indeed 1b) when (of time) 1b1) when, if, though (with a concessive force) 1c) because, since (causal connection) 1d) but (after negative) 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if 1f) but rather, but 1g) except that 1h) only, nevertheless 1i) surely 1j) that is 1k) but if 1l) for though 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore God הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים (hā·’ĕ·lō·hîm) Article | Noun - masculine plural Strong's Hebrew 430: 1) (plural) 1a) rulers, judges 1b) divine ones 1c) angels 1d) gods 2) (plural intensive-singular meaning) 2a) god, goddess 2b) godlike one 2c) works or special possessions of God 2d) the (true) God 2e) God אֶֽת־ (’eṯ-) Preposition Strong's Hebrew 854: 1) with, near, together with 1a) with, together with 1b) with (of relationship) 1c) near (of place) 1d) with (poss.) 1e) from...with, from (with other prep) has already כְבָ֔ר (ḵə·ḇār) Adverb Strong's Hebrew 3528: 1) already, long ago, a great while approved רָצָ֥ה (rā·ṣāh) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 7521: 1) to be pleased with, be favourable to, accept favourably 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to be pleased with, be favourable to 1a2) to accept 1a3) to be pleased, be determined 1a4) to make acceptable, satisfy 1a5) to please 1b) (Niphal) to be accepted, be pleased with 1c) (Piel) to seek favour of 1d) (Hiphil) to please, pay off 1e) (Hithpael) to make oneself acceptable or pleasing your works: מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ׃ (ma·‘ă·śe·ḵā) Noun - masculine plural construct | second person masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4639: 1) deed, work 1a) deed, thing done, act 1b) work, labour 1c) business, pursuit 1d) undertaking, enterprise 1e) achievement 1f) deeds, works (of deliverance and judgment) 1g) work, thing made 1h) work (of God) 1i) product Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleGo, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already approved your works: Young's Literal Translation Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works. New American Standard Bible Go [then], eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. King James Bible Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Parallel Verses New International Version Go, eat your food with gladness, and drink your wine with a joyful heart, for God has already approved what you do. New Living Translation So go ahead. Eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, for God approves of this! English Standard Version Go, eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart, for God has already approved what you do. New American Standard Bible Go then, eat your bread in happiness and drink your wine with a cheerful heart; for God has already approved your works. King James Bible Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works. Holman Christian Standard Bible Go, eat your bread with pleasure, and drink your wine with a cheerful heart, for God has already accepted your works. International Standard Version Go ahead and enjoy your meals as you eat. Drink your wine with a joyful attitude, because God already has approved your actions. NET Bible Go, eat your food with joy, and drink your wine with a happy heart, because God has already approved your works. American Standard Version Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. English Revised Version Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God hath already accepted thy works. Young's Literal Translation Go, eat with joy thy bread, and drink with a glad heart thy wine, for already hath God been pleased with thy works. Cross References Numbers 6:20 And the priest shall wave them for a wave offering before the LORD: this is holy for the priest, with the wave breast and heave shoulder: and after that the Nazarite may drink wine. Ecclesiastes 2:24 There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God. Ecclesiastes 7:14 In the day of prosperity be joyful, but in the day of adversity consider: God also hath set the one over against the other, to the end that man should find nothing after him. Ecclesiastes 8:15 Then I commended mirth, because a man hath no better thing under the sun, than to eat, and to drink, and to be merry: for that shall abide with him of his labour the days of his life, which God giveth him under the sun. Ecclesiastes 11:8 But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity. Ecclesiastes 1:1 The words of the Preacher, the son of David, king in Jerusalem. Ecclesiastes 9:6 Also their love, and their hatred, and their envy, is now perished; neither have they any more a portion for ever in any thing that is done under the sun. Ecclesiastes 9:5 For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten. Ecclesiastes 9:4 For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion. Ecclesiastes 9:8 Let thy garments be always white; and let thy head lack no ointment. Ecclesiastes 9:9 Live joyfully with the wife whom thou lovest all the days of the life of thy vanity, which he hath given thee under the sun, all the days of thy vanity: for that is thy portion in this life, and in thy labour which thou takest under the sun. 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