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force) <BR> 1c) because, since (causal connection) <BR> 1d) but (after negative) <BR> 1e) that if, for if, indeed if, for though, but if <BR> 1f) but rather, but <BR> 1g) except that <BR> 1h) only, nevertheless <BR> 1i) surely <BR> 1j) that is <BR> 1k) but if <BR> 1l) for though <BR> 1m) forasmuch as, for therefore">3588</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3588.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3588 -- Occurrence 3121 of 4481">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">כִּֽי־<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ki_3588.htm" title="ki-: in -- Occurrence 3005 of 4334.">kî-</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">For</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunction">Conj</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1892.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1892: n m <BR> 1) vapour, breath <BR> 1a) breath, vapour <BR> 1b) vanity (fig.) <BR> adv<BR> 2) vainly">1892</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1892.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1892 -- Occurrence 44 of 73">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בַהֶ֥בֶל<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/vahevel_1892.htm" title="va·He·vel: futility -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">ḇa-he-ḇel</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">in vanity</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/935.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 935: 1) to go in, enter, come, go, come in <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to enter, come in <BR> 1a2) to come <BR> 1a2a) to come with <BR> 1a2b) to come upon, fall or light upon, attack (enemy) <BR> 1a2c) to come to pass <BR> 1a3) to attain to <BR> 1a4) to be enumerated <BR> 1a5) to go <BR> 1b) (Hiphil) <BR> 1b1) to lead in <BR> 1b2) to carry in <BR> 1b3) to bring in, cause to come in, gather, cause to come, bring near, bring against, bring upon <BR> 1b4) to bring to pass <BR> 1c) (Hophal) <BR> 1c1) to be brought, brought in <BR> 1c2) to be introduced, be put">935</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_935.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 935 -- Occurrence 1877 of 2573">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">בָּ֖א<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/ba_935.htm" title="ba: comes -- Occurrence 128 of 175.">bā</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">it comes</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Perf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity <BR> 1a) darkness <BR> 1b) secret place">2822</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2822 -- Occurrence 54 of 80">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uvachoshech_2822.htm" title="u·va·Cho·shech: obscurity -- Occurrence 1 of 2.">ū-ḇa-ḥō-šeḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and in darkness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w, Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/1980.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 1980: 1) to go, walk, come <BR> 1a) (Qal) <BR> 1a1) to go, walk, come, depart, proceed, move, go away <BR> 1a2) to die, live, manner of life (fig.) <BR> 1b) (Piel) <BR> 1b1) to walk <BR> 1b2) to walk (fig.) <BR> 1c) (Hithpael) <BR> 1c1) to traverse <BR> 1c2) to walk about <BR> 1d) (Niphal) to lead, bring, lead away, carry, cause to walk">1980</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_1980.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 1980 -- Occurrence 1193 of 1549">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יֵלֵ֑ךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yelech_1980.htm" title="ye·Lech;: and goes -- Occurrence 23 of 27.">yê-lêḵ;</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">departs</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Qal-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/2822.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 2822: 1) darkness, obscurity <BR> 1a) darkness <BR> 1b) secret place">2822</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_2822.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 2822 -- Occurrence 55 of 80">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/uvachoshech_2822.htm" title="u·va·Cho·shech: obscurity -- Occurrence 2 of 2.">ū-ḇa-ḥō-šeḵ</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">and with darkness</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Conjunctive waw, Preposition-b, Article :: Noun - masculine singular">Conj-w, Prep-b, Art | N-ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/8034.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 8034: 1) name <BR> 1a) name <BR> 1b) reputation, fame, glory <BR> 1c) the Name (as designation of God) <BR> 1d) memorial, monument">8034</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_8034.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 8034 -- Occurrence 676 of 864">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">שְׁמ֥וֹ<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/shemo_8034.htm" title="she·Mo: name -- Occurrence 114 of 145.">šə-mōw</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">its name</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Noun - masculine singular construct :: third person masculine singular">N-msc | 3ms</a></span></td></tr><tr><td class="strongsnt" valign="top"><span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/3680.htm" title="Strong's Hebrew 3680: 1) to cover, conceal, hide <BR> 1a) (Qal) conceal, covered (participle)<BR> 1b) (Niphal) to be covered <BR> 1c) (Piel) <BR> 1c1) to cover, clothe <BR> 1c2) to cover, conceal <BR> 1c3) to cover (for protection) <BR> 1c4) to cover over, spread over <BR> 1c5) to cover, overwhelm <BR> 1d) (Pual) <BR> 1d1) to be covered <BR> 1d2) to be clothed <BR> 1e) (Hithpael) to cover oneself, clothe oneself">3680</a></span> <span class="strongs"><a href="/hebrew/strongs_3680.htm" title="Englishman's Hebrew: 3680 -- Occurrence 103 of 152">[e]</a></span></td><td class="hebrew2" valign="top">יְכֻסֶּֽה׃<br /><span class="translit"><a href="/hebrew/yechusseh_3680.htm" title="ye·chus·Seh.: is covered -- Occurrence 1 of 1.">yə-ḵus-seh.</a></span></td><td class="eng" valign="top">is covered</td><td class="pos" valign="top"><span class="pos"><a href="/hebrewparse.htm" title="Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular">V-Pual-Imperf-3ms</a></span></td></tr></table></td></tr></table><br /><br /><br /> <div align="center"> <script id="3d27ed63fc4348d5b062c4527ae09445"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=51ce25d5-1a8c-424a-8695-4bd48c750f35&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script> <script id="b817b7107f1d4a7997da1b3c33457e03"> (new Image()).src = 'https://capi.connatix.com/tr/si?token=cb0edd8b-b416-47eb-8c6d-3cc96561f7e8&cid=3a9f82d0-4344-4f8d-ac0c-e1a0eb43a405'; </script><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-2'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-0' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-3'> </div><br /><br />  <div id='div-gpt-ad-1529103594582-1' style='max-width: 300px;'> </div><br /><br />  <div align="center" 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class="hebrew"><span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3588.htm" title="ki-: in -- 3588: that, for, when">כִּֽי־</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1892.htm" title="va·he·vel: futility -- 1892: vapor, breath">בַהֶ֥בֶל</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="ba: comes -- 935: to come in, come, go in, go">בָּ֖א</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="u·va·cho·shech: obscurity -- 2822: darkness, obscurity">וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1980.htm" title="ye·lech;: and goes -- 1980: to go, come, walk">יֵלֵ֑ךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="u·va·cho·shech: obscurity -- 2822: darkness, obscurity">וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="she·mov: name -- 8034: a name">שְׁמֹ֥ו</a></span>  <span class="hebrew"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3680.htm" title="ye·chus·seh.: is covered -- 3680: to cover">יְכֻסֶּֽה׃</a></span>  </span></div><div align="left"><span class="versiontextkjvs"><a href="//kjvs.scripturetext.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">KJV with Strong's</a> </span><br><span class="kjvs"><a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/935.htm" title="bow' (bo) -- abide, apply, attain, X be, befall, + besiege, bring (forth, in, into, to pass), call, carry">For he cometh</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/1892.htm" title="hebel (heh'bel) -- X altogether, vain, vanity">in with vanity</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3212.htm" title="yalak (yaw-lak') -- X again, away, bear, bring, carry (away), come (away), depart, flow, + follow(-ing)">and departeth</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="choshek (kho-shek') -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity">in darkness</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/8034.htm" title="shem (shame) -- + base, (in-)fame(-ous), named(-d), renown, report">and his name</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/3680.htm" title="kacah (kaw-saw') -- clad self, close, clothe, conceal, cover (self), (flee to) hide, overwhelm">shall be covered</a> <a href="//strongsnumbers.com/hebrew/2822.htm" title="choshek (kho-shek') -- dark(-ness), night, obscurity">with darkness</a></span></div><div align="right"><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:4 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex</a><br></span><span class="heb">כִּֽי־בַהֶ֥בֶל בָּ֖א וּבַחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּבַחֹ֖שֶׁךְ שְׁמֹ֥ו יְכֻסֶּֽה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//wlco.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:4 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)</a><br></span><span class="heb">כי־בהבל בא ובחשך ילך ובחשך שמו יכסה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//paleo-wlc.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:4 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)</a><br></span><span class="paleoheb">כי־בהבל בא ובחשך ילך ובחשך שמו יכסה׃</span><p><span class="versiontext"><a href="//mod.hebrewtanakh.com/ecclesiastes/6.htm">קהלת 6:4 Hebrew Bible</a><br></span><span class="heb">כי בהבל בא ובחשך ילך ובחשך שמו יכסה׃</span></div><div class="jmp"><a href="/texts/ecclesiastes/6-4.htm">Additional Parallel Hebrew</a></div><div class="vheading2">Parallel Verses</div><span class="versiontext"><a href="/nasb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">New American Standard Bible </a></span><br />for it comes in futility and goes into obscurity; and its name is covered in obscurity.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/kjv/ecclesiastes/6.htm">King James Bible</a></span><br />For he cometh in with vanity, and departeth in darkness, and his name shall be covered with darkness.<span class="p"><br /><br /></span><span class="versiontext"><a href="/hcsb/ecclesiastes/6.htm">Holman Christian Standard Bible</a></span><br />For he comes in futility and he goes in darkness, and 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