ECC 9:4 Parallel View

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9:4 Variant note: יבחר: (x-qere) ’יְחֻבַּ֔ר’: lemma_2266 n_1.1 morph_HVPi3ms id_21t8g יְחֻבַּ֔ר

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Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).

ULT For whoever that is joined to all the living, there is confidence for him—because for a living dog, it is better than the dead lion.

UST While we are alive, we can expect that good things will happen to us. We despise dogs, but it is better to be a dog that is alive than to be a majestic lion that is dead.

BSB § There is hope, however, for anyone who is among the living; for even a live dog is better than a dead lion.

OEB they join the dead – not a man is left. There is hope for all who are in life– a live dog even is

WEB For to him who is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

NET But whoever is among the living has hope;
 ⇔ a live dog is better than a dead lion.

LSV But [to] him who is joined to all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it [is] better than to the dead lion.

FBV But the living still have hope—a live dog is better than a dead lion!

T4T While we are alive, we confidently expect that good things will happen to us. We despise dogs, but it is better to be a dog that is alive than to be a majestic lion that is dead.

LEB Whoever is joined to all the living has hope. After all, even a live dog is better than a dead lion!

BBE For him who is joined to all the living there is hope; a living dog is better than a dead lion.

MOF No MOF ECC book available

JPS For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

ASV For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

DRA There is no man that liveth always, or that hopeth for this: a living dog is better than a dead lion.

YLT But [to] him who is joined unto all the living there is confidence, for to a living dog it [is] better than to the dead lion.

DBY For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope; for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

RV For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

WBS For to him that is joined with all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

KJB ¶ For to him that is joined to all the living there is hope: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

BB And why? as long as a man liueth, he hath an hope: for a quicke dogge say they is better then a dead lion.
(And why? as long as a man liveth/lives, he hath/has an hope: for a quicke dogge say they is better then a dead lion.)

GNV Surely whosoeuer is ioyned to all ye liuing, there is hope: for it is better to a liuing dog, then to a dead lyon.
(Surely whosoever is ioyned to all ye/you_all living, there is hope: for it is better to a living dog, then to a dead lyon.)

CB And why? As longe as a man lyueth, he is careles: for a quyck dogg (saye they) is better the a deed lion:
(And why? As long as a man liveth/lives, he is careles: for a quyck dogg (saye they) is better the a dead lion:)

WYC No man is, that lyueth euere, and that hath trist of this thing; betere is a quik dogge than a deed lioun.
(No man is, that liveth/lives euere, and that hath/has trist of this thing; better is a quik dogge than a dead lioun.)

LUT Denn bei allen Lebendigen ist, das man wünschet, nämlich Hoffnung; denn ein lebendiger Hund ist besser weder ein toter Löwe.
(Because bei all Lebendigen is, the man wünschet, namely Hoffnung; because a lifediger Hund is besser weder a dead Löwe.)

CLV Nemo est qui semper vivat, et qui hujus rei habeat fiduciam; melior est canis vivus leone mortuo.
(Nemo it_is who semper he_lives, and who huyus rei have fiduciam; melior it_is canis vivus leone mortuo.)

BRN For who is he that has fellowship with all the living? there is hope of him: for a living dog is better than a dead lion.

BrLXX Ὅτι τίς ὃς κοινωνεῖ πρὸς πάντας τοὺς ζῶντας; ἔστιν ἐλπὶς, ὅτι ὁ κύων ὁ ζῶν αὐτὸς ἀγαθὸς ὑπὲρ τὸν λέοντα τὸν νεκρόν·
(Hoti tis hos koinōnei pros pantas tous zōntas? estin elpis, hoti ho kuōn ho zōn autos agathos huper ton leonta ton nekron;)

UTN uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / nominaladj

(Occurrence 0) the living

(Some words not found in UHB: that/for/because/then/when who? which/who joined to/towards all/each/any/every the,living has hope that/for/because/then/when to,dog he/it_lived he/it good from/more_than the,lion the,dead )

This refers to people who are alive. Alternate translation: “who are alive”

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / simile

(Occurrence 0) just as a living dog is better than a dead lion

A “dog” was considered a lowly animal while a lion was considered a noble animal. This speaks of it being better to be lowly and alive than to be considered noble and dead. Alternate translation: “It is better to be lowly like a dog and to be alive than to be noble like a lion and to be dead”

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