For a will takes effect only at death, since it carries no force while the one who made it is alive.

biblegateway Heb 9:17

For a covenant is valid only when men are dead, for it is never in force while the one who made it lives.

For a will is valid only when people die, since it is never in force while the testator is living.

For a will [is] in force concerning those who are dead, since [it is] never in force when the one who made the will is alive.

biblegateway Heb 9:17

because a will is in force only when somebody has died; it never takes effect while the one who made it is living.

For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.

bibleoremus Heb 9:17

For a will takes effect only at death, since it is not in force as long as the one who made it is alive.

for a testament takes effect only when a death has occurred: it has no force while the testator is still alive.

biblegateway Heb 9:17

For a testament is in force after men are dead, since it has no power at all while the testator lives.

For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.

biblegateway Heb 9:17