Ecclesiastes 11:8
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
Indeed,כִּ֣יki3588that, for, whena prim. conjunction
ifאִם־im-518ifa prim. conjunction
a manהָאָדָ֖םha·'a·dam120man, mankindfrom an unused word
should liveיִחְיֶ֥הyich·yeh2421ato livea prim. root
manyהַרְבֵּ֛הhar·beh7235ato be or become much, many or greata prim. root
years,שָׁנִ֥יםsha·nim8141a yearfrom shana
let him rejoiceיִשְׂמָ֑חyis·mach;8055rejoice, be glada prim. root
in them all,בְּכֻלָּ֣םbe·chul·lam3605the whole, allfrom kalal
and let him rememberוְיִזְכֹּר֙ve·yiz·kor2142remembera prim. root
the daysיְמֵ֣יye·mei3117daya prim. root
of darkness,הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְha·cho·shech,2822darkness, obscurityfrom chashak
for they will be many.הַרְבֵּ֥הhar·beh7235ato be or become much, many or greata prim. root
Everythingכָּל־kol-3605the whole, allfrom kalal
that is to comeשֶׁבָּ֥אsheb·ba935to come in, come, go in, goa prim. root
[will be] futility.הָֽבֶל׃ha·vel.1892vapor, breatha prim. root
KJV Lexicon
But if a man
'adam  (aw-dawm')
ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person.
live
chayah  (khaw-yaw')
to live, whether literally or figuratively; causatively, to revive
many
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
years
shaneh  (shaw-neh')
a year (as a revolution of time) -- + whole age, long, + old, year(-ly).
and rejoice
samach  (saw-makh')
probably to brighten up, i.e. (figuratively) be (causatively, make) blithe or gleesome
in them all yet let him remember
zakar  (zaw-kar')
to mark (so as to be recognized), i.e. to remember; by implication, to mention
the days
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
of darkness
choshek  (kho-shek')
the dark; hence (literally) darkness; figuratively, misery, destruction, death, ignorance, sorrow, wickedness -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity.
for they shall be many
rabah  (raw-baw')
to increase (in whatever respect)
All that cometh
bow'  (bo)
to go or come (in a wide variety of applications)
is vanity
hebel  (heh'bel)
emptiness or vanity; figuratively, something transitory and unsatisfactory; often used as an adverb -- altogether, vain, vanity.
New American Standard (©1995)
Indeed, if a man should live many years, let him rejoice in them all, and let him remember the days of darkness, for they will be many. Everything that is to come will be futility.

King James Bible
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

American King James Version
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

American Standard Version
Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

Darby Bible Translation
but if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all, yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many: all that cometh is vanity.

English Revised Version
Yea, if a man live many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

Webster's Bible Translation
But if a man shall live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.

World English Bible
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; but let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.

Young's Literal Translation
But, if man liveth many years, In all of them let him rejoice, And remember the days of darkness, For they are many! all that is coming is vanity.

קהלת 11:8 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
כִּ֣י אִם־שָׁנִ֥ים הַרְבֵּ֛ה יִחְיֶ֥ה הָאָדָ֖ם בְּכֻלָּ֣ם יִשְׂמָ֑ח וְיִזְכֹּר֙ אֶת־יְמֵ֣י הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ כִּֽי־הַרְבֵּ֥ה יִהְי֖וּ כָּל־שֶׁבָּ֥א הָֽבֶל׃

קהלת 11:8 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
כי אם־שנים הרבה יחיה האדם בכלם ישמח ויזכר את־ימי החשך כי־הרבה יהיו כל־שבא הבל׃

קהלת 11:8 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
כי אם־שנים הרבה יחיה האדם בכלם ישמח ויזכר את־ימי החשך כי־הרבה יהיו כל־שבא הבל׃

קהלת 11:8 Hebrew Bible
כי אם שנים הרבה יחיה האדם בכלם ישמח ויזכר את ימי החשך כי הרבה יהיו כל שבא הבל׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
si annis multis vixerit homo et in omnibus his laetatus fuerit meminisse debet tenebrosi temporis et dierum multorum qui cum venerint vanitatis arguentur praeterita

Dark Darkness Enjoy Futility Indeed Joy Man's Meaningless Mind Purpose Rejoice Remember Vanity Whatever Yea Yes Yet

Dark Darkness Enjoy Futility Great However Indeed Joy Live Meaningless Mind Purpose Rejoice Remember Vanity

Dark Darkness Enjoy Futility Great However Indeed Joy Live Meaningless Mind Purpose Rejoice Remember Vanity

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