Ecclesiastes 3:19
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
For the fates of both men and beasts are the same: As one dies, so dies the other— they all have the same breath. Man has no advantage over the animals, since everything is futile.

Young's Literal Translation
For an event [is to] the sons of man, and an event [is to] the beasts, even one event [is] to them; as the death of this, so [is] the death of that; and one spirit [is] to all, and the advantage of man above the beast is nothing, for the whole [is] vanity.

King James Bible
For that which befalleth the sons of men befalleth beasts; even one thing befalleth them: as the one dieth, so dieth the other; yea, they have all one breath; so that a man hath no preeminence above a beast: for all [is] vanity.

Hebrew
For
כִּי֩ (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

the fates
מִקְרֶ֨ה (miq·reh)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4745: Something met with, an accident, fortune

of [both] men
הָאָדָ֜ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

[and]
וּמִקְרֶ֣ה (ū·miq·reh)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 4745: Something met with, an accident, fortune

beasts
הַבְּהֵמָ֗ה (hab·bə·hê·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

are the same:
אֶחָד֙ (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

As one
זֶה֙ (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

dies,
כְּמ֥וֹת (kə·mō·wṯ)
Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

so
כֵּ֣ן (kên)
Adverb
Strong's 3651: So -- thus

dies
מ֣וֹת (mō·wṯ)
Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin

the other—
זֶ֔ה (zeh)
Pronoun - masculine singular
Strong's 2088: This, that

they all
לַכֹּ֑ל (lak·kōl)
Preposition-l, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

have the same
אֶחָ֖ד (’e·ḥāḏ)
Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

breath.
וְר֥וּחַ (wə·rū·aḥ)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular
Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit

Man
הָאָדָ֤ם (hā·’ā·ḏām)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 120: Ruddy, a human being

has no
אָ֔יִן (’ā·yin)
Adverb
Strong's 369: A non-entity, a negative particle

advantage
וּמוֹתַ֨ר (ū·mō·w·ṯar)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - masculine singular construct
Strong's 4195: Abundance, preeminence

over
מִן־ (min-)
Preposition
Strong's 4480: A part of, from, out of

the animals,
הַבְּהֵמָה֙ (hab·bə·hê·māh)
Article | Noun - feminine singular
Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal

since
כִּ֥י (kî)
Conjunction
Strong's 3588: A relative conjunction

everything
הַכֹּ֖ל (hak·kōl)
Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 3605: The whole, all, any, every

is futile.
הָֽבֶל׃ (hā·ḇel)
Noun - masculine singular
Strong's 1892: Emptiness, vanity, transitory, unsatisfactory

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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