KJV: I know that there is no good in them, but for a man to rejoice, and to do good in his life.
YLT: I have known that there is no good for them except to rejoice and to do good during their life,
Darby: I know that there is nothing good for them but to rejoice and to do well in their life;
ASV: I know that there is nothing better for them, than to rejoice, and to do good so long as they live.
| יָדַ֕עְתִּי | I know |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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| כִּ֛י | that |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: כִּי Sense: that, for, because, when, as though, as, because that, but, then, certainly, except, surely, since. |
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| אֵ֥ין | nothing [is] |
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Parse: Adverb Root: אַיִן Sense: nothing, not, nought n. |
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| ט֖וֹב | better |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| בָּ֑ם | for them |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine plural |
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| אִם־ | than |
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Parse: Conjunction Root: אִם Sense: if. |
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| לִשְׂמ֔וֹחַ | to rejoice |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: שָׂמַח Sense: to rejoice, be glad. |
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| וְלַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | and to do |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l, Verb, Qal, Infinitive construct Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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| ט֖וֹב | good |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| בְּחַיָּֽיו | in their lives |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Noun, masculine plural construct, third person masculine singular Root: חַי Sense: living, alive. |
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