King James Version (KJV)
But now he is dead, wherefore should I fast? can I bring him back again? I shall go to him, but he shall not return to me.
Modern English
But now he is dead, why should I fast? Can I bring him back again? I will go to him, but he will not return to me.”
Hebrew
וְעַתָּ֣ה ׀ מֵ֗ת לָ֤מָּה זֶּה֙ אֲנִ֣י צָ֔ם הַאוּכַ֥ל לַהֲשִׁיב֖וֹ ע֑וֹד אֲנִי֙ הֹלֵ֣ךְ אֵלָ֔יו וְה֖וּא לֹֽא־יָשׁ֥וּב אֵלָֽי׃
vʿatah ׀ met lamah zeh ʾaniy ṣam haʾvkal lahashiybvo ʿvod ʾaniy holek ʾelayv vhvʾ loʾ-yashvb ʾelay