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Ecclesiastes

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If a man beget an hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, and his soul be not filled with good, and also that he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he.

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Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
If lo Conjunction H518 אִם־ im-
If a man great Noun H376 אִ֣ישׁ ish
beget bear Verb H3205 יֹולִ֣יד yo·v·lid
an hundred hundredfold Noun H3967 מֵאָ֡ה me·'ah
[children] and live keep leave Verb H2421 יִֽחְיֶ֜ה yich·yeh
many in abundance Adjective H7227 רַבֹּ֨ות rab·bo·vt
years whole age Noun H8141 וְשָׁנִים֩ ve·sha·nim
be many in abundance Adjective H7227 וְרַ֣ב ve·rav
and his soul any Noun H5315 וְנַפְשֹׁו֙ ve·naf·shov
be not filled have enough Verb H7646 תִשְׂבַּ֣ע tis·ba
even again Adverb H1571 וְגַם־ ve·gam-
have become Verb H1961 שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּ shei·yih·yu
and also [that] he have no burial burial Noun H6900 קְבוּרָ֖ה ke·vu·rah
I say answer Verb H559 אָמַ֕רְתִּי a·mar·ti
with good beautiful Adjective H2896 הַטֹּובָ֔ה hat·to·v·vah,
[that] an untimely birth untimely birth Noun H5309 הַנָּֽפֶל׃ han·na·fel.
than above Prepostion H4480 מִן־ min-

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