Ecclesiastes 1:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 1:16 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
דִּבַּ֨רְתִּי
dâbar
H1696
to speak
אֲנִ֤י
ʼănîy
H589
I
עִם
ʻim
H5973
with
לִבִּי֙
lêb
H3820
heart
לֵאמֹ֔ר
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנִ֗י
ʼănîy
H589
I
הִנֵּ֨ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
הִגְדַּ֤לְתִּי
gâdal
H1431
to grow
וְהוֹסַ֨פְתִּי֙
yâçaph
H3254
to add
חָכְמָ֔ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
עַ֛ל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְפָנַ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
יְרוּשָׁלִָ֑ם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
וְלִבִּ֛י
lêb
H3820
heart
רָאָ֥ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
הַרְבֵּ֖ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
חָכְמָ֥ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וָדָֽעַת
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
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World English Bible Public Domain
I said to myself, "Behold, I have obtained for myself great wisdom above all who were before me in Jerusalem. Yes, my heart has had great experience of wisdom and knowledge."
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King James Version Public Domain
I communed with mine own heart, saying, Lo, I am come to great estate, and have gotten more wisdom than all they that have been before me in Jerusalem: yea, my heart had great experience of wisdom and knowledge.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I spoke, I, with my heart, saying, “I—look—I have grown and increased wisdom, over all who were before my face over Jerusalem, and my heart has seen much wisdom and knowledge.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).