Ecclesiastes 11:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 11:3 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 →
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִמָּלְא֨וּ
mâlêʼ
H4390
to fill
הֶעָבִ֥ים
ʻâb
H5645
cloud
גֶּ֨שֶׁם֙
geshem
H1653
rain
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֣רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
יָרִ֔יקוּ
rûwq
H7324
to empty
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
יִפּ֥וֹל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
עֵ֛ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
בַּדָּר֖וֹם
dârôwm
H1864
south
וְאִ֣ם
ʼim
H518
if
בַּצָּפ֑וֹן
tsâphôwn
H6828
north
מְק֛וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
שֶׁיִּפּ֥וֹל
nâphal
H5307
to fall
הָעֵ֖ץ
ʻêts
H6086
tree
שָׁ֥ם
shâm
H8033
there
יְהֽוּא
hâvâʼ
H1933
to be
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World English Bible Public Domain
If the clouds are full of rain, they empty themselves on the earth; And if a tree falls toward the south, or toward the north, In the place where the tree falls, there shall it be.
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King James Version Public Domain
If the clouds be full of rain, they empty themselves upon the earth: and if the tree fall toward the south, or toward the north, in the place where the tree falleth, there it shall be.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
If the clouds are filled with rain, they will pour out on the earth. And whether a tree will fall in the south or in the north, place where the tree will fall—there it will be.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).