5. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Ecclesiastes 9:5:1 ⧉כִּ֧יkifor Ecclesiastes 9:5:2 ⧉הַֽחַיִּ֛יםhakhayimthe living Ecclesiastes 9:5:3 ⧉יוֹדְעִ֖יםyodeimknow Ecclesiastes 9:5:4 ⧉שֶׁיָּמֻ֑תוּsheyamututhat they will die Ecclesiastes 9:5:5 ⧉וְהַמֵּתִ֞יםvehametimand the dead Ecclesiastes 9:5:6 ⧉אֵינָ֧םenamare not Ecclesiastes 9:5:7 ⧉יוֹדְעִ֣יםyodeimknowing Ecclesiastes 9:5:8 ⧉מְא֗וּמָהmeumaanything Ecclesiastes 9:5:9 ⧉וְאֵֽין־ע֤וֹדveenodand there is no more Ecclesiastes 9:5:10 ⧉לָהֶם֙lahemfor them Ecclesiastes 9:5:11 ⧉שָׂכָ֔רsakharreward Ecclesiastes 9:5:12 ⧉כִּ֥יkifor Ecclesiastes 9:5:13 ⧉נִשְׁכַּ֖חnishekhakhis forgotten Ecclesiastes 9:5:14 ⧉זִכְרָֽם׃zikhramtheir memory |
5. Formal Translation For the living know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; and there is no longer any reward {sakhar: wages, recompense} for them, for their memory {zikram: remembrance, ongoing legacy} is forgotten. |
5. Dynamic Translation Those who are alive know that they will die, but the dead know nothing; there is nothing left for them to gain, since even their memory has faded away. |