Ecclesiastes 11:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 11:6 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 →
בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙
bôqer
H1242
morning
זְרַ֣ע
zâraʻ
H2232
to sow
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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זַרְעֶ֔ךָ
zeraʻ
H2233
seed
וְלָעֶ֖רֶב
ʻereb
H6153
evening
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תַּנַּ֣ח
yânach
H3240
to rest
יָדֶ֑ךָ
yâd
H3027
hand
כִּי֩
kîy
H3588
that
אֵֽינְךָ֨
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹדֵ֜ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֵ֣י
ʼay
H335
where
זֶ֤ה
zeh
H2088
this
יִכְשָׁר֙
kâshêr
H3787
to succeed
הֲזֶ֣ה
zeh
H2088
this
אוֹ
ʼôw
H176
or
זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
וְאִם
ʼim
H518
if
שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
כְּאֶחָ֖ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
טוֹבִֽים
ṭôwb
H2896
good
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the morning sow your seed, And in the evening don't withhold your hand; For you don't know which will prosper, whether this or that, Or whether they both will be equally good.
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King James Version Public Domain
In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
In the morning, sow your seed, and, in the evening, do not let your hand rest, for you are not knowing whether this one will prosper— this one or this one— or whether two of them as one good. q1
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