The Meaning of Ecclesiastes 4:15 Explained

Ecclesiastes 4:15

KJV: I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.

YLT: I have seen all the living, who are walking under the sun, with the second youth who doth stand in his place;

Darby: I saw all the living that walk under the sun, with the child, the second, that should stand up in his stead.

ASV: I saw all the living that walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the second, that stood up in his stead.

KJV Reverse Interlinear

I considered  all the living  which walk  under the sun,  with the second  child  that shall stand up  in his stead. 

What does Ecclesiastes 4:15 Mean?

Chapter Summary: Ecclesiastes 4

1  vanity is increased unto men by oppression
4  by envy
5  by idleness
7  by covetousness
9  by solitariness
13  by willfulness

What do the individual words in Ecclesiastes 4:15 mean?

I saw - all the living who walk under the sun they were with the youth second who stands in his place
רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־ כָּל־ הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עִ֚ם הַיֶּ֣לֶד הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד תַּחְתָּֽיו

רָאִ֙יתִי֙  I  saw 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Perfect, first person common singular
Root: רָאָה 
Sense: to see, look at, inspect, perceive, consider.
אֶת־  - 
Parse: Direct object marker
Root: אֹות 
Sense: sign of the definite direct object, not translated in English but generally preceding and indicating the accusative.
הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים  the  living 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine plural
Root: חַי 
Sense: living, alive.
הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים  who  walk 
Parse: Article, Verb, Piel, Participle, masculine plural
Root: הָלַךְ  
Sense: to go, walk, come.
תַּ֣חַת  under 
Parse: Preposition
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ  the  sun 
Parse: Article, Noun, common singular
Root: שֶׁמֶשׁ  
Sense: sun.
עִ֚ם  they  were  with 
Parse: Preposition
Root: עִם  
Sense: with.
הַיֶּ֣לֶד  the  youth 
Parse: Article, Noun, masculine singular
Root: יֶלֶד  
Sense: child, son, boy, offspring, youth.
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י  second 
Parse: Article, Number, ordinal masculine singular
Root: שֵׁנִי  
Sense: second.
יַעֲמֹ֖ד  stands 
Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular
Root: עָמַד  
Sense: to stand, remain, endure, take one’s stand.
תַּחְתָּֽיו  in  his  place 
Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular
Root: מִתְחָה 
Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas.

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