Ecclesiastes 7:1 Interlinear: Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
8034 [e]
šêm
שֵׁ֖ם
a [good] name
N‑ms
– | 8081 [e] miš·še·men מִשֶּׁ֣מֶן than ointment Prep‑m | N‑ms |
2896 [e]
ṭō·wḇ;
ט֑וֹב
precious
Adj‑ms
3117 [e]
wə·yō·wm
וְי֣וֹם
and the day
Conj‑w | N‑msc
4194 [e]
ham·mā·weṯ,
הַמָּ֔וֶת
of death
Art | N‑ms
3117 [e]
mî·yō·wm
מִיּ֖וֹם
than the day
Prep‑m | N‑ms
. | 3205 [e] hiw·wā·lə·ḏōw. הִוָּלְדֽוֹ׃ of one's birth V‑Nifal‑Inf | 3ms |
Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
A good name is better than fine perfume, and the day of one’s death than the day of one’s birth.New American Standard Bible
A good name is better than a good ointment, And the day of [one's] death is better than the day of one's birth. King James Bible
A good name [is] better than precious ointment; and the day of death than the day of one's birth.
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
A good name exceeds the value of fine perfume, and the day of someone's death exceeds the value of the day of his birth.American Standard Version
A good name is better than precious oil; and the day of death, than the day of one's birth.Young's Literal Translation
Better is a name than good perfume, And the day of death than the day of birth.
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