Ecclesiastes 11:8 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 11:8 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
שָׁנִ֥ים
shâneh
H8141
year
הַרְבֵּ֛ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
יִחְיֶ֥ה
châyâh
H2421
to live
הָאָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
בְּכֻלָּ֣ם
kôl
H3605
all
יִשְׂמָ֑ח
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
וְיִזְכֹּר֙
zâkar
H2142
to remember
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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יְמֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
הַחֹ֔שֶׁךְ
chôshek
H2822
darkness
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הַרְבֵּ֥ה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
יִהְי֖וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
שֶׁבָּ֥א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָֽבֶל
hebel
H1892
vapor
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yes, if a man lives many years, let him rejoice in them all; But let him remember the days of darkness, for they shall be many. All that comes is vanity.
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King James Version Public Domain
But if a man live many years, and rejoice in them all; yet let him remember the days of darkness; for they shall be many. All that cometh is vanity.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For if the man will live many years, in all of them let him rejoice. But let him remember the days of darkness, that they will be many. Everything that is coming vapor.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).