Psalm 49:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
For whenכִּ֤י
(ki)
3588: that, for, whena prim. conjunction
he diesבְ֭מֹותֹו
(ve·mo·v·tov)
4194: deathfrom muth
he will carryיִקַּ֣ח
(yik·kach)
3947: to takea prim. root
nothingלֹ֣א
(lo)
3808: nota prim. adverb
away; His gloryכְּבֹודֹֽו׃
(ke·vo·v·dov.)
3519b: abundance, honor, gloryfrom kabad
will not descendיֵרֵ֖ד
(ye·red)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
afterאַחֲרָ֣יו
(a·cha·rav)
310: the hind or following partfrom achar
him. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
For when he dieth
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
he shall carry nothing away
laqach  (law-kakh')
to take (in the widest variety of applications)
his glory
kabowd  (kaw-bode')
weight, but only figuratively in a good sense, splendor or copiousness -- glorious(-ly), glory, honour(-able).
shall not descend
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
after
'achar  (akh-ar')
the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses)
him
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
For when he dies he will carry nothing away; His glory will not descend after him.

King James Bible
For when he dieth he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
For when he dies, he will take nothing at all; his wealth will not follow him down.

International Standard Version
When he dies, he will not be able to take it all with him — his possessions will not follow him to the grave,

NET Bible
For he will take nothing with him when he dies; his wealth will not follow him down into the grave.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Because he will not take anything in his death, neither does his glory descend after him.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
He will not take anything with him when he dies. His greatness cannot follow him.

King James 2000 Bible
For when he dies he shall carry nothing away: his glory shall not descend after him.
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