Ecclesiastes 9:4⥂
KJV:
For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
BSB:
There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.
Hebrew:
כִּי־ מִי֙ אֲשֶׁ֣ר יְחֻבַּ֔ר אֶ֥ל כָּל־ הַחַיִּ֖ים יֵ֣שׁ בִּטָּח֑וֹן כִּֽי־ לְכֶ֤לֶב חַי֙ ה֣וּא ט֔וֹב מִן־ הָאַרְיֵ֖ה הַמֵּֽת׃
LXX:
Greek Text
Topics:
DEATH • HADES • LION

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Translation Hebrew/Aramaic Transliteration [morphology] Texts
for ‏כִּי‏‏־‏ ki-HTc L
who? ‏מִי֙‏ miHPi L
[is [the] one] who ‏אֲשֶׁ֣ר‏ 'a.SherHTr L
he is united 1 ‏יְחֻבַּ֔ר‏ 2 yi.ba.cherHVPi3ms Q(K)
to ‏אֶ֥ל‏ 'elHR L
all ‏כָּל‏‏־‏ kol-HNcmsc L
the living ‏הַ‏‏חַיִּ֖ים‏ ha.HTd chai.YimHAampa L
there ‏יֵ֣שׁ‏ yeshHAcbsc L
[is] hope ‏בִּטָּח֑וֹן‏ bi.ta.ChonHNcmsa L
for ‏כִּֽי‏‏־‏ ki-HTc L
to a dog ‏לְ‏‏כֶ֤לֶב‏ le.HR Khe.levHNcmsa L
living ‏חַי֙‏ chaiHAamsa L
it ‏ה֣וּא‏ hu'HPp3ms L
[is] good ‏ט֔וֹב‏ TovHAamsa L
more than ‏מִן‏‏־‏ min-HR L
the lion ‏הָ‏‏אַרְיֵ֖ה‏ ha.HTd 'ar.YehHNcmsa L
<the> dead ‏הַ‏‏מֵּֽת‏‏׃‏ ha.HTd MetHVqrmsa L
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  1. he is chosen | **יִבָּחֵר ** | yi.ba.cherHVPi3ms | K ↩

  2. L spelled: יְבֻחַ֔ר ↩