Ecclesiastes 9:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 9:5 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
הַֽחַיִּ֛ים
chay
H2416
living
יוֹדְעִ֖ים
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
שֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
וְהַמֵּתִ֞ים
mûwth
H4191
to die
אֵינָ֧ם
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹדְעִ֣ים
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
מְא֗וּמָה
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
וְאֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
ע֤וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
לָהֶם֙
שָׂכָ֔ר
sâkâr
H7939
wages
כִּ֥י
kîy
H3588
that
נִשְׁכַּ֖ח
shâkach
H7911
to forget
זִכְרָֽם
zêker
H2143
memorial
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World English Bible Public Domain
For the living know that they will die, but the dead don't know anything, neither do they have any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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King James Version Public Domain
For the living know that they shall die: but the dead know not any thing, neither have they any more a reward; for the memory of them is forgotten.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for the living know that they will die, but the dead—they are not knowing anything, and there is no longer for them a reward— even their memory is forgotten!
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).