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Ecclesiastes 4:14

For out of prison he cometh to reign; whereas also he that is born in his kingdom becometh poor.

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כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…מִבֵּ֥יתmibeytfrom familyבַּיִתpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct — “from family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…הָסוּרִ֖יםhasurimthe bindאָסַרdefinite article, verb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “the bind”, a verb used as a describing wordH631to yoke or hitch; by analogy, to fasten in any sense, to join battlebind, fast, gird, harness, hold, keep, make ready, order, prepare, prison(-er), put in bonds, set in array, tie.יָצָ֣אyatsabring forthיָצָאverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bring forth”, a completed actionH3318to go (causatively, bring) out, in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively, direct and proxim.[idiom] after, appear, [idiom] assuredly, bear out, [idiom] begotten, break out, bring forth (out, up), carry out, come (abroad, out, thereat, without), [phrase] be condemned, depart(-ing, -ure), draw forth, in the end, escape, exact, fail…לִמְלֹ֑ךְlimlokheto reignמָלַךְpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to reign”, the to-form of the verbH4427to reign; inceptively, to ascend the throne; causatively, to induct into royalty; hence (by implication) to take counselconsult, [idiom] indeed, be (make, set a, set up) king, be (make) queen, (begin to, make to) reign(-ing), rule, [idiom] surely.כִּ֛יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…גַּ֥םgamalsoגַּםparticle, affirmation — “also”H1571properly, assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...andagain, alike, also, (so much) as (soon), both (so)...and, but, either...or, even, for all, (in) likewise (manner), moreover, nay...neither, one, then(-refore), though, what, with, yea.בְּמַלְכוּת֖וֹbemalkhutvoin empireמַלְכוּתpreposition, noun, common, feminine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “in empire”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4438a rule; concretely, a dominionempire, kingdom, realm, reign, royal.נוֹלַ֥דnoladbearיָלַדverb, niphal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “bear”, a completed actionH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…רָֽשׁrashlackרוּשׁverb, qal, participle, absolute — “lack”, a verb used as a describing wordH7326to be destitutelack, needy, (make self) poor (man).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For out of prison he came forth to be king; although in his kingdom he was born poor.

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American Standard Version (1901)

For out of prison he came forth to be king; yea, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

Young’s Literal Translation

For from a house of prisoners he hath come out to reign, for even in his own kingdom he hath been poor.

World English Bible

For out of prison he came out to be king; yes, even in his kingdom he was born poor.

Darby Translation

For out of the prison-house he came forth to reign, although he was born poor in his kingdom.

Douay-Rheims

Because out of prison and chains sometimes a man cometh forth to a kingdom: and another born king is consumed with poverty.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For out of prison he came forth to be king; although in his kingdom he was born poor.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For he shall come forth out of the house of the prisoners to reign, because he also that was in his kingdom has become poor.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὅτι ἐξ οἴκου τῶν δεσμίων ἐξελεύσεται τοῦ βασιλεῦσαι, ὅτι καί γε ἐν βασιλείᾳ αὐτοῦ ἐγενήθη πένης.