Eccles. 6:3 in context
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Ecclesiastes 6:3

If a man has 100 children and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul (appetite) has no satisfaction of good, and he also has no grave. I say that a premature birth (a miscarriage) is better than he (his fate),
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

אִם   יוֹלִיד   אִישׁ   מֵאָה   וְשָׁנִים   רַבּוֹת   יִחְיֶה   וְרַב   שֶׁיִּהְיוּ   יְמֵי   שָׁנָיו   וְנַפְשׁוֹ   לֹא   תִשְׂבַּע   מִן   הַטּוֹבָה   וְגַם   קְבוּרָה   לֹא   הָיְתָה   לּוֹ   אָמַרְתִּי   טוֹב   מִמֶּנּוּ   הַנָּפֶל  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

ἐὰν γεννήσῃ ἀνὴρ ἑκατὸν καὶ ἔτη πολλὰ ζήσεται καὶ πλῆθος ὅ τι ἔσονται ἡμέραι ἐτῶν αὐτοῦ καὶ ψυχὴ αὐτοῦ οὐκ ἐμπλησθήσεται ἀπὸ τῆς ἀγαθωσύνης καί γε ταφὴ οὐκ ἐγένετο αὐτῷ εἶπα ἀγαθὸν ὑπὲρ αὐτὸν τὸ ἔκτρωμα

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H0518a
H9014
 אִם (im-)
־
if
link
Conj. Conjunktion

 Tc
H3205
 יוֹלִ֣יד (jvólid)
 to beget
Verb Verb
hiphil 3p ♂ sing. hiphil third person masculine singular

Vhi3ms
H0376
 אִ֣ישׁ (ish)
 man
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H3967
 מֵאָ֡ה (meah)
 hundred
Adj. Adjective
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Acfsa
H9002
H8141
 וְ (ve)
שָׁנִים֩ (shanim)
 and
year
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 C
Ncmpa
H7227a
 רַבּ֨וֹת (rabvót)
 many
Adj. Adjective
♀ pl. feminine plural Absolute state

 Aafpa
H2421
 יִֽחְיֶ֜ה (jicheje)
 to live
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ sing. qal third person masculine singular

Vqi3ms
H9002
H7227a
H9015
 וְ (ve)
רַ֣ב (rav)
׀
and
many
separate
Conj. Conjunktion

Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Aabsa
H9007
H1961
 שֶׁ (she)
יִּהְי֣וּ (jihejo)
 which
to be
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
qal 3p ♂ pl. qal third person masculine plural

Tr
Vqi3mp
H3117
H9014
 יְמֵֽי (jemei-)
־
day
link
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H8141
H9023
 שָׁנָ֗י (shanaj)
ו (v)
 year
his
Noun Noun
♂ pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Ncmpc
Sp3ms
H9002
H5315
H9023
 וְ (ve)
נַפְשׁ (nafesh)
וֹ֙ (vó)
 and
soul
his
Conj. Conjunktion

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

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

C
Ncbsc
Sp3ms
H3808
H9014
 לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H7646
 תִשְׂבַּ֣ע (tiseba)
 to satisfy
Verb Verb
qal 3p ♀ sing. qal third person feminine singular

Vqi3fs
H4480a
H9014
 מִן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H9009
H2896c
 הַ (ha)
טּוֹבָ֔ה (tvóvah)
 the
welfare
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Td
Ncfsa
H9002
H1571
H9014
 וְ (ve)
גַם (gam-)
־
and
also
link
Conj. Conjunktion

Adv. Adverb

 C
D
H6900
 קְבוּרָ֖ה (qevorah)
 tomb
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H3808
H9014
 לֹא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H1961
 הָ֣יְתָה (hajetah)
 to be
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p ♀ sing. qal qatal third person feminine singular

Vqp3fs
H9005
H9033
 לּ֑ (l)
וֹ (vó)
 to
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H0559
 אָמַ֕רְתִּי (amareti)
 to say
Verb Verb
qal qatal 1p sing. qal qatal first person singular

Vqp1cs
H2896a
 ט֥וֹב (tvóv)
 pleasant
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H4480a
H9033
 מִמֶּ֖ (mime)
נּוּ (no)
 from
him
Prep. Preposition

Suffix Suffix
pron. 3p ♂ sing. Pronominal third person masculine singular

Rd
Sp3ms
H9009
H5309
H9016
 הַ (ha)
נָּֽפֶל (nafel)
׃
the
miscarriage
verseEnd
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

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

 Td
Ncbsa

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