Hebrew & Greek Bible
Ecclesiastes 4:13-16
13ט֛וֹבTov[is] goodH2896יֶ֥לֶדYe.leda youthH3206מִסְכֵּ֖ןmis.KenpoorH4542וְחָכָ֑םve.cha.Khamand wiseH9002H2450מִמֶּ֤לֶךְmi.Me.lekhmore than a kingH9006H4428זָקֵן֙za.KenoldH2205וּכְסִ֔ילu.khe.Siland a foolH9002H3684אֲשֶׁ֛ר'a.SherwhoH834לֹא־lo'-notH3808יָדַ֥עya.Da'he knowsH3045לְהִזָּהֵ֖רle.hi.za.Herto be warnedH9005H2094עֽוֹד׃odstillH5750
14כִּֽי־ki-forH3588מִבֵּ֥יתmi.Beitfrom [the] house ofH9006H1004הָסוּרִ֖יםha.su.Rimthe prisonersH9009H631יָצָ֣אya.Tza'he came outH3318לִמְלֹ֑ךְlim.Lokhto become kingH9005H4427כִּ֛יkiforH3588גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbe.mal.khu.Toin own kingdom hisH9003H4438H9023נוֹלַ֥דno.Ladhe had been bornH3205רָֽשׁ׃Rasha poor [person]H7326
15רָאִ֙יתִי֙ra.'I.tiI sawH7200אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853כָּל־kol-allH3605הַ֣חַיִּ֔יםha.chai.Yimthe livingH9009H2416הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖יםham.ha.le.Khimwho are walking aboutH9009H1980תַּ֣חַתTa.chatunderH8478הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁha.Sha.meshthe sunH9009H8121עִ֚ם'imwithH5973הַיֶּ֣לֶדhai.Ye.ledthe youthH9009H3206הַשֵּׁנִ֔יha.she.Ni<the> secondH9009H8145אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.SherwhoH834יַעֲמֹ֖דya.'a.Modhe will ariseH5975תַּחְתָּֽיו׃tach.Tavin place of himH8478H9033
16אֵֽין־'ein-there notH369קֵ֣ץketz[is] an endH7093לְכָל־le.kholto allH9005H3605הָעָ֗םha.'Amthe peopleH9009H5971לְכֹ֤לle.Kholto allH9005H3605אֲשֶׁר־'a.Sher-[those] whomH834הָיָה֙ha.Yahhe wasH1961לִפְנֵיהֶ֔םlif.nei.Hem<to> before themH9005H6440H9028גַּ֥םgamalsoH1571הָאַחֲרוֹנִ֖יםha.'a.cha.ro.Nimthe subsequent [people]H9009H314לֹ֣אlo'notH3808יִשְׂמְחוּ־yis.me.chu-they will rejoiceH8055ב֑וֹvoin <the> himH9003H9033כִּֽי־ki-forH3588גַם־gam-alsoH1571זֶ֥הzehthisH2088הֶ֖בֶלHe.vel[is] futilityH1892וְרַעְי֥וֹןve.ra'.Yonand a striving ofH9002H7475רֽוּחַ׃Ru.achwindH7307
Commentaries on Ecclesiastes 4
- Adam Clarke Bible Commentary
- Barnes’ Notes on the Bible
- Matthew Henry Concise Commentary
- Tyndale Open Study Notes
- Jamieson–Fausset–Brown Commentary
- Rashi on Tanakh
- Keil & Delitzsch Commentary
- John Wesley’s Notes
- Darby Translation Notes
- Geneva Bible Translation Notes
- Kingcomments
- Matthew Henry’s Complete Commentary
- Matthew Henry’s Modern English Commentary
- Original Douay–Rheims Annotations
- Seventh-day Adventist Bible Commentary
- EGW Writings
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