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Ecclesiastes 6:4

For a stillborn child enters in futility and departs in darkness, and his name is shrouded in obscurity.

BSB

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ASV

for it cometh in vanity, and departeth in darkness, and the name thereof is covered with darkness;

KJV

For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.

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Original language & word study

8 tagged words
OriginalTransliterationMeaningWord study
כִּֽי־ki-forH3588
בַהֶ֥בֶלva.He.velin <the> futilityH1892
בָּ֖אba'it cameH935
וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhand in <the> darknessH2822
יֵלֵ֑ךְye.Lekhit will goH1980
וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְu.va.Cho.shekhand in <the> darknessH2822
שְׁמ֥וֹshe.Moname itsH8034
יְכֻסֶּֽה׃ye.khu.Sehit is coveredH3680

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About Ecclesiastes

King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain
King Solomon in Old Age — Gustave Doré, Doré's English Bible (1866), public domain