Ecclesiastes 1:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 1:6 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 →
הוֹלֵךְ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
דָּר֔וֹם
dârôwm
H1864
south
וְסוֹבֵ֖ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
צָפ֑וֹן
tsâphôwn
H6828
north
סוֹבֵ֤ב
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
סֹבֵב֙
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
הוֹלֵ֣ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הָר֔וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
וְעַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
סְבִיבֹתָ֖יו
çâbîyb
H5439
round about
שָׁ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
הָרֽוּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
The wind goes toward the south, and turns around to the north. It turns around continually as it goes, and the wind returns again to its courses.
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King James Version Public Domain
The wind goeth toward the south, and turneth about unto the north; it whirleth about continually, and the wind returneth again according to his circuits.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Going to south and turning to north, turning, turning, the wind is going; and on its courses, the wind is returning.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).