Eccles. 3:19 in context
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Ecclesiastes 3:19

For what befalls the sons of man befalls the wild animals. One thing befalls them – as one dies, so dies the other; all have a spirit (alternative translation: they all breathe). In this, man has no advantage over the wild beast, for all is vanity (emptiness; completely meaningless).
[Hebrew has a completely different way of expressing itself than our language. But what this sentence means is that everything that breathes has a spirit, and as long as we breathe, we live; when we stop breathing, we die. In this respect, there is no difference between humans and animals. Otherwise, the Bible makes a clear distinction between animals and humans, for only humans are created in the image of God. In this respect, humans are unique and have no connection with animals.]
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

כִּי   מִקְרֶה   בְנֵי   הָאָדָם   וּמִקְרֶה   הַבְּהֵמָה   וּמִקְרֶה   אֶחָד   לָהֶם   כְּמוֹת   זֶה   כֵּן   מוֹת   זֶה   וְרוּחַ   אֶחָד   לַכֹּל   וּמוֹתַר   הָאָדָם   מִן   הַבְּהֵמָה   אָיִן   כִּי   הַכֹּל   הָבֶל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ὅτι συνάντημα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου καὶ συνάντημα τοῦ κτήνους συνάντημα ἓν αὐτοῖς ὡς ὁ θάνατος τούτου οὕτως ὁ θάνατος τούτου καὶ πνεῦμα ἓν τοῖς πᾶσιν καὶ τί ἐπερίσσευσεν ὁ ἄνθρωπος παρὰ τὸ κτῆνος οὐδέν ὅτι τὰ πάντα ματαιότης

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H3588a
 כִּי֩ (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H4745
 מִקְרֶ֨ה (miqere)
 accident
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H1121a
H9014
 בְֽנֵי (venei-)
־
son
link
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H0120
 הָ (ha)
אָדָ֜ם (adam)
 the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H9002
H4745
 וּ (o)
מִקְרֶ֣ה (miqere)
 and
accident
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Ncbsa
H9009
H0929
 הַ (ha)
בְּהֵמָ֗ה (behemah)
 the
animal
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncfsa
H9002
H4745
 וּ (o)
מִקְרֶ֤ה (miqere)
 and
accident
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Ncbsa
H0259
 אֶחָד֙ (echad)
 one
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Acbsa
H9005
H9038
 לָ (la)
הֶ֔ם (hem)
 to
them
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ pl. Pronominal third person masculine plural

Rd
Sp3mp
H9004
H4194
 כְּ (ke)
מ֥וֹת (mvót)
 like
death
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

R
Ncbsc
H2088
 זֶה֙ (ze)
 this
Tm
H3651c
 כֵּ֣ן (ken)
 so
Adv. Adverb

 D
H4194
 מ֣וֹת (mvót)
 death
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H2088
 זֶ֔ה (ze)
 this
Tm
H9002
H7307
 וְ (ve)
ר֥וּחַ (rocha)
 and
spirit
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Ncbsa
H0259
 אֶחָ֖ד (echad)
 one
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Acbsa
H9005
H3605
 לַ (la)
כֹּ֑ל (kól)
 to
all
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Rd
Ncbsa
H9002
H4195
 וּ (o)
מוֹתַ֨ר (mvótar)
 and
advantage
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H9009
H0120
 הָ (ha)
אָדָ֤ם (adam)
 the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H4480a
H9014
 מִן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H9009
H0929
 הַ (ha)
בְּהֵמָה֙ (behemah)
 the
animal
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncfsa
H0369
 אָ֔יִן (ajin)
 nothing
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H3588a
 כִּ֥י (ki)
 for
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H9009
H3605
 הַ (ha)
כֹּ֖ל (kól)
 the
all
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncbsa
H1892
H9016
 הָֽבֶל (havel)
׃
vanity
verseEnd
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa

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