Ecclesiastes 6:4
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Bible > Ecclesiastes > Chapter 6 > Verse 4
Ecclesiastes 6:4
| ← Ecclesiastes 6:3 | Ecclesiastes 6:4 (KJV) | Ecclesiastes 6:5 → |
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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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For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.
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Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.
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Verse Text
KJV with Strong's NumbersKing James (Authorized) Version: the 1769 standard text in its Cambridge form of about 1900. Public domain.
For he comethH935 in with vanityH1892, and departethH3212 in darknessH2822, and his nameH8034 shall be coveredH3680 with darknessH2822.
Original HebrewSource: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)
כִּי־בַהֶבֶל בָּא וּבַחֹשֶׁךְ יֵלֵךְ וּבַחֹשֶׁךְ שְׁמֹו יְכֻסֶּה׃
| Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Morphology | Gloss |
|---|---|---|---|---|
כִּֽי |
ki- | H3588 | HC | for |
בַ/הֶ֥בֶל |
va./He.vel | H1892 | HRd/Ncmsa | in (the)/ futility |
בָּ֖א |
ba' | H935 | HVqp3ms | it came |
וּ/בַ/חֹ֣שֶׁךְ |
u./va./Cho.shekh | H2822 | HC/Rd/Ncmsa | and/ in (the)/ darkness |
יֵלֵ֑ךְ |
ye.Lekh | H3212 | HVqi3ms | it will go |
וּ/בַ/חֹ֖שֶׁךְ |
u./va./Cho.shekh | H2822 | HC/Rd/Ncmsa | and/ in (the)/ darkness |
שְׁמ֥/וֹ |
she.M/o | H8034 | HNcmsc/Sp3ms | name/ its |
יְכֻסֶּֽה |
ye.khu.Seh | H3680 | HVPi3ms | it is covered |
Strong's References
- H935 — בּוֹא (bôwʼ, bo): a primitive root; to go or come (in a wide variety of applications); abide, apply, attain, [idiom] be, befall, [phrase] besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry, [idiom] certainly, (cause, let, thing for) to come (against, in, out, upon, to pass), depart, [idiom] doubtless again, [phrase] eat, [phrase] employ, (cause to) enter (in, into, -tering, -trance, -try), be fallen, fetch, [phrase] follow, get, give, go (down, in, to war), grant, [phrase] have, [idiom] indeed, (in-) vade, lead, lift (up), mention, pull in, put, resort, run (down), send, set, [idiom] (well) stricken (in age), [idiom] surely, take (in), way.
- H1892 — הֶבֶל (hebel, heh'bel): or (rarely in the abs.) הֲבֵל (hăbêl); from הָבַל (hâbal) H1891; emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb; [idiom] altogether, vain, vanity.
- H2822 — חֹשֶׁךְ (chôshek, kho-shek'): from חָשַׁךְ (châshak) H2821; the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness; dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
- H3212 — יָלַךְ (yâlak, yaw-lak'): a primitive root (compare הָלַךְ (hâlak) H1980); to walk (literally or figuratively); causatively, to carry (in various senses); [idiom] again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, [phrase] follow(-ing), get (away, hence, him), (cause to, made) go (away, -ing, -ne, one's way, out), grow, lead (forth), let down, march, prosper, [phrase] pursue, cause to run, spread, take away (-journey), vanish, (cause to) walk(-ing), wax, [idiom] be weak.
- H3680 — כָּסָה (kâçâh, kaw-saw'): a primitive root; properly, to plump, i.e. fill up hollows; by implication, to cover (for clothing or secrecy); clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm. Compare כָּשָׂה (kâsâh) H3780.
- H8034 — שֵׁם (shêm, shame): a primitive word (perhaps rather from שׂוּם (sûwm) H7760 through the idea of definite and conspicuous position; compare שָׁמַיִם (shâmayim) H8064); an appellation, as amark or memorial of individuality; by implication honor, authority, character; [phrase] base, (in-) fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report.
The following Strong's numbers are referenced in the Hebrew (Westminster Leningrad Codex) text but were not explicitly tagged in the KJV source:
- H3588 — כִּי (kîy, kee): a primitive particle (the full form of the prepositional prefix) indicating causal relations of all kinds, antecedent or consequent; (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed; and, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + till, truly, + until, when, whether, while, whom, yea, yet.
Cross ReferencesCross-references from the Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced (TSKe) — public domain. The keyword grouping is its editors' own, not our selection.
Verse Cross-References
- his name — Psalms 109:13
Reciprocal references (1): Exodus 10:21
Related Topics
- Thompson Chain: MEMORY-OBLIVION
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