Ecclesiastes 11:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 11:5 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 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
אֵֽינְךָ֤
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
דֶּ֣רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
הָר֔וּחַ
rûwach
H7307
spirit
כַּעֲצָמִ֖ים
ʻetsem
H6106
bone
בְּבֶ֣טֶן
beṭen
H990
belly
הַמְּלֵאָ֑ה
mâlêʼ
H4392
full
כָּ֗כָה
kâkâh
H3602
thus
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
תֵדַע֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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מַעֲשֵׂ֣ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
הָֽאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲשֶׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַכֹּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
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World English Bible Public Domain
As you don't know what is the way of the wind, Nor how the bones grow in the womb of her who is with child; Even so you don't know the work of God who does all.
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King James Version Public Domain
As thou knowest not what is the way of the spirit, nor how the bones do grow in the womb of her that is with child: even so thou knowest not the works of God who maketh all.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Just as you are not knowing what the way of the wind, as the bones into the womb of the full, so thus you do not know the work of the God who does everything. q1
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