Ecclesiastes 1:17 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 1:17 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 →
וָאֶתְּנָ֤ה
nâthan
H5414
to give
לִבִּי֙
lêb
H3820
heart
לָדַ֣עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
חָכְמָ֔ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וְדַ֥עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הוֹלֵל֖וֹת
hôwlêlâh
H1947
madness
וְשִׂכְל֑וּת
çiklûwth
H5531
foolishness
יָדַ֕עְתִּי
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
שֶׁגַּם
gam
H1571
also
זֶ֥ה
zeh
H2088
this
ה֖וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
רַעְי֥וֹן
raʻyôwn
H7475
longing
רֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
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World English Bible Public Domain
I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly. I perceived that this also was a chasing after wind.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I gave my heart to know wisdom, and to know madness and folly: I perceived that this also is vexation of spirit.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So, I gave my heart to know wisdom and to know madness and folly. I know that also this—it pursuit of wind.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).