Verse 15

{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.4.15", "source": "רָאִ֙יתִי֙ אֶת־כָּל־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עִ֚ם הַיֶּ֣לֶד הַשֵּׁנִ֔י אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַעֲמֹ֖ד תַּחְתָּֽיו׃", "text": "*rāʾîtî* *ʾet*-all-the-*ḥayyîm* the-*məhalləḵîm* *taḥat* the-*šāmeš* with the-*yeled* the-*šēnî* who *yaʿămōd* *taḥtāyw*", "grammar": { "*rāʾîtî*": "Qal perfect, 1st person singular - I saw", "*ḥayyîm*": "adjective, masculine plural - living (ones)", "*məhalləḵîm*": "Piel participle, masculine plural - walking about", "*taḥat*": "preposition - under/beneath", "*šāmeš*": "noun, feminine singular - sun", "*yeled*": "noun, masculine singular - child/youth", "*šēnî*": "ordinal number, masculine singular - second", "*yaʿămōd*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd person masculine singular - he will stand", "*taḥtāyw*": "preposition + 3rd person masculine singular suffix - in his place" }, "variants": { "*ḥayyîm*": "living ones/the living", "*məhalləḵîm*": "walking about/going about/proceeding", "*taḥat ha-šāmeš*": "under the sun/in this world/in this life", "*yeled ha-šēnî*": "the second youth/the young successor", "*yaʿămōd taḥtāyw*": "will stand in his place/will succeed him/will take his position" } }

Other Translations

Referenced Verses

  • 2 Sam 15:6 : 6 { "verseID": "2Samuel.15.6", "source": "וַיַּ֨עַשׂ אַבְשָׁל֜וֹם כַּדָּבָ֤ר הַזֶּה֙ לְכָל־יִשְׂרָאֵ֔ל אֲשֶׁר־יָבֹ֥אוּ לַמִּשְׁפָּ֖ט אֶל־הַמֶּ֑לֶךְ וַיְגַנֵּב֙ אַבְשָׁל֔וֹם אֶת־לֵ֖ב אַנְשֵׁ֥י יִשְׂרָאֵֽל׃", "text": "*wa-yaʿaś* *ʾAbšālôm* as-*ha-dābār* *ha-zeh* to-all-*Yiśrāʾēl* who-*yābōʾû* for-*ha-mišpāṭ* to-*ha-melek*; *wa-yəgannēb* *ʾAbšālôm* *ʾet*-*lēb* *ʾanšê* *Yiśrāʾēl*.", "grammar": { "*wa-yaʿaś*": "conjunction + Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he did", "*ha-dābār*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the thing/matter", "*ha-zeh*": "definite article + demonstrative pronoun, masculine singular - this", "*Yiśrāʾēl*": "proper noun - Israel", "*yābōʾû*": "Qal imperfect, 3rd masculine plural - would come", "*ha-mišpāṭ*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the judgment", "*ha-melek*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the king", "*wa-yəgannēb*": "conjunction + Piel imperfect, 3rd masculine singular - and he stole", "*lēb*": "noun, masculine singular construct - heart of", "*ʾanšê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - men of" }, "variants": { "*dābār*": "thing/matter/word/action", "*yābōʾû*": "would come/came/were coming", "*mišpāṭ*": "judgment/justice/legal case", "*yəgannēb*": "stole/won over/captured/deceived", "*lēb*": "heart/mind/affection/loyalty" } }