KJV: For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
YLT: For who knoweth what is good for a man in life, the number of the days of the life of his vanity, and he maketh them as a shadow? for who declareth to man what is after him under the sun?
Darby: For who knoweth what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell man what shall be after him under the sun?
ASV: For who knoweth what is good for man in his life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
| יוֹדֵעַ֩ | knows |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Participle, masculine singular Root: דָּעָה Sense: to know. |
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| מַה־ | what [is] |
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Parse: Interrogative Root: לָמָּה Sense: what, how, of what kind. |
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| טּ֨וֹב | good |
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Parse: Adjective, masculine singular Root: טָבַב Sense: good, pleasant, agreeable. |
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| לָֽאָדָ֜ם | for man |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind. |
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| בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים | in life |
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Parse: Preposition-b, Article, Noun, masculine plural Root: חַי Sense: living, alive. |
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| יְמֵי־ | the days |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: יׄום Sense: day, time, year. |
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| חַיֵּ֥י | of life |
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Parse: Noun, masculine plural construct Root: חַי Sense: living, alive. |
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| הֶבְל֖וֹ | his vain |
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Parse: Noun, masculine singular construct, third person masculine singular Root: הֶבֶל Sense: vapour, breath. |
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| וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם | and which he passes |
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Parse: Conjunctive waw, Verb, Qal, Conjunctive imperfect, third person masculine singular, third person masculine plural Root: עָשָׂה Sense: to do, fashion, accomplish, make. |
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| ؟ כַּצֵּ֑ל | like a shadow |
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Parse: Preposition-k, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: צֵל Sense: shadow, shade. |
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| יַגִּ֣יד | can tell |
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Parse: Verb, Hifil, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: נָגַד Sense: to be conspicuous, tell, make known. |
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| לָֽאָדָ֔ם | a man |
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Parse: Preposition-l, Article, Noun, masculine singular Root: אָדָם Sense: man, mankind. |
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| יִּהְיֶ֥ה | will happen |
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Parse: Verb, Qal, Imperfect, third person masculine singular Root: אֶהְיֶה Sense: to be, become, come to pass, exist, happen, fall out. |
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| אַחֲרָ֖יו | after him |
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Parse: Preposition, third person masculine singular Root: אַחַר Sense: after the following part, behind (of place), hinder, afterwards (of time). |
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| תַּ֥חַת | under |
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Parse: Preposition Root: מִתְחָה Sense: the under part, beneath, instead of, as, for, for the sake of, flat, unto, where, whereas. |
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| ؟ הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ | the sun |
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Parse: Article, Noun, common singular Root: שֶׁמֶשׁ Sense: sun. |
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