For a testament [is] of force after men are dead: otherwise it is of no strength at all while the testator liveth.
Berean Study Bible (BSB) - Hebrews 9:17 >because a will does not take effect until the one who made it has died; it cannot be executed while he is still alive.
Textus Receptus (TR) - Hebrews 9:17 >Διαθήκη γὰρ ἐπὶ νεκροῖς βεβαία, ἐπεὶ μήποτε ἰσχύει ὅτε ζῇ ὁ διαθέμενος.