Ecclesiastes 6:3 Hebrew Word Analysis

0אִםh518
1begetיוֹלִ֣ידh3205
2If a manאִ֣ישׁh376
3an hundredמֵאָ֡הh3967
10of his yearsשָׁנָ֗יוh8141
7be manyוְרַ֣ב׀h7227
6children and liveיִֽחְיֶ֜הh2421
7be manyוְרַ֣ב׀h7227
8שֶׁיִּהְי֣וּh1961
9so that the daysיְמֵֽיh3117
10of his yearsשָׁנָ֗יוh8141
11and his soulוְנַפְשׁוֹ֙h5315
12לֹאh3808
13be not filledתִשְׂבַּ֣עh7646
14מִןh4480
22is betterט֥וֹבh2896
16וְגַםh1571
17and also that he have no burialקְבוּרָ֖הh6900
18לֹאh3808
19הָ֣יְתָהh1961
20לּ֑וֹh0
21I sayאָמַ֕רְתִּיh559
22is betterט֥וֹבh2896
23מִמֶּ֖נּוּh4480
24that an untimely birthהַנָּֽפֶל׃h5309

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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.

American Standard Version (ASV)

If a man beget a hundred children, and live many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul be not filled with good, and moreover he have no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

If a man has a hundred children, and his life is long so that the days of his years are great in number, but his soul takes no pleasure in good, and he is not honoured at his death; I say that a birth before its time is better than he.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

If a man beget a hundred [sons], and live many years, so that the days of his years be many, but his soul be not filled with good, and also he have no burial, I say an untimely birth is better than he.

World English Bible (WEB)

If a man fathers a hundred children, and lives many years, so that the days of his years are many, but his soul is not filled with good, and moreover he has no burial; I say, that an untimely birth is better than he:

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

If a man doth beget a hundred, and live many years, and is great, because they are the days of his years, and his soul is not satisfied from the goodness, and also he hath not had a grave, I have said, `Better than he `is' the untimely birth.'