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Ecclesiastes

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If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
If if Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
a man man Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
fathers to bear, bring forth, beget Verb H3205 יֹולִ֣יד yo·v·lid
a hundred hundred Noun H3967 מֵאָ֡ה me·'ah
[children] and lives to live Verb H2421 יִֽחְיֶ֜ה yich·yeh
many much, many, great Adjective H7227 רַבֹּ֨ות rab·bo·vt
years, a year Noun H8141 וְשָׁנִים֩ ve·sha·nim
however many much, many, great Adjective H7227 וְרַ֣ב ve·rav
they be, but his soul a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion Noun H5315 וְנַפְשֹׁו֙ ve·naf·shov
is not satisfied to be sated, satisfied or surfeited Verb H7646 תִשְׂבַּ֣ע tis·ba
with good things welfare, benefit, good things, good H2899    
and he does not even also, moreover, yea Adverb H1571 וְגַם־ ve·gam-
have to fall out, come to pass, become, be Verb H1961 שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ shei·yih·yu
a [proper] burial, a grave, burial Noun H6900 קְבוּרָ֖ה ke·vu·rah
[then] I say, to utter, say Verb H559 אָמַ֕רְתִּי a·mar·ti
"Better pleasant, agreeable, good Adjective H2896 הַטֹּובָ֔ה hat·to·v·vah,
the miscarriage miscarriage, abortion Noun H5309 הַנָּֽפֶל׃ han·na·fel.
than from Prepostion H4480 מִן־ min-
he,      

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New American Standard Bible 1995 If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,
King James Bible If a man fathers a beget an hundred children children, and lives live many years, however many they be, but so that the days of his years be many, and his soul is be not satisfied filled with good things good, and also that he does not even have a proper burial, then no burial; I say, "Better the miscarriage that an untimely birth is better than he,he.
Hebrew Greek English If a man fathers a hundred children and lives many years, however many they be, but his soul is not satisfied with good things and he does not even have a proper burial, then I say, "Better the miscarriage than he,