Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 3588 [e] כִּי־ kî- But Conj 4310 [e] מִי֙ mî who [is he] Interrog 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֣ר ’ă-šer that Pro-r   [יבחר] [yib-bā-ḥêr - Verb - Pual - Imperfect - third person masculine singular V-Pual-Imperf-3ms   ḵ]   977 [e] (יְחֻבַּ֔ר) (yə-ḥub-bar, is joined V-Pual-Imperf-3ms   q)   413 [e] אֶ֥ל ’el to Prep 3605 [e] כָּל־ kāl- all N-msc 2416 [e] הַחַיִּ֖ים ha-ḥay-yîm the living Art | N-mp 3426 [e] יֵ֣שׁ yêš there is Adv 986 [e] בִּטָּח֑וֹן biṭ-ṭā-ḥō-wn; hope N-ms 3588 [e] כִּֽי־ kî- for Conj 3611 [e] לְכֶ֤לֶב lə-ḵe-leḇ a dog Prep-l | N-ms 2416 [e] חַי֙ ḥay living Adj-ms 1931 [e] ה֣וּא hū is Pro-3ms 2896 [e] ט֔וֹב ṭō-wḇ, better Adj-ms 4480 [e] מִן־ min- than Prep 738 [e] הָאַרְיֵ֖ה hā-’ar-yêh a lion Art | N-ms 4191 [e] הַמֵּֽת׃ ham-mêṯ. dead Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-ms

New American Standard Bible
For whoever is joined with all the living, there is hope; surely a live dog is better than a dead lion.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But there is hope for whoever is joined with all the living, since a live dog is better than a dead lion.

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