Ecclesiastes 9:4
3588 [e]   4
kî-   4
כִּי־   4
But   4
Conj   4
4310 [e]

מִי֙
who [is he]
Interrog
834 [e]
’ă·šer
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
that
Pro‑r
 
yib·bā·ḥêr
[יבחר]
 - 
V‑Pual‑Imperf‑3ms
977 [e]
yə·ḥub·bar,
(יְחֻבַּ֔ר)
is joined
V‑Pual‑Imperf‑3ms
413 [e]
’el
אֶ֥ל
to
Prep
3605 [e]
kāl-
כָּל־
all
N‑msc
2416 [e]
ha·ḥay·yîm
הַחַיִּ֖ים
the living
Art | N‑mp
3426 [e]
yêš
יֵ֣שׁ
there is
Adv
  
 

 
 
 986 [e]
biṭ·ṭā·ḥō·wn;
בִּטָּח֑וֹן
hope
N‑ms
3588 [e]
kî-
כִּֽי־
for
Conj
3611 [e]
lə·ḵe·leḇ
לְכֶ֤לֶב
a dog
Prep‑l | N‑ms
2416 [e]
ḥay
חַי֙
living
Adj‑ms
1931 [e]

ה֣וּא
is
Pro‑3ms
2896 [e]
ṭō·wḇ,
ט֔וֹב
better
Adj‑ms
4480 [e]
min-
מִן־
than
Prep
738 [e]
hā·’ar·yêh
הָאַרְיֵ֖ה
a lion
Art | N‑ms
  
 
.
 
 
 4191 [e]
ham·mêṯ.
הַמֵּֽת׃
dead
Art | V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms


















Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.

New American Standard Bible
For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

King James Bible
For to him that is joined {08675;0977:08792} to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
"While someone is among the living, hope remains," because "it is better to be a living dog than to be a dead lion."

American Standard Version
For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

Young's Literal Translation
But to him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it is better than to the dead lion.
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