Ecclesiastes 11:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 11:9 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 →
שְׂמַ֧ח
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
בָּח֣וּר
bâchûwr
H970
young man
בְּיַלְדוּתֶ֗יךָ
yaldûwth
H3208
childhood
וִֽיטִֽיבְךָ֤
yâṭab
H3190
to be good
לִבְּךָ֙
lêb
H3820
heart
בִּימֵ֣י
yôwm
H3117
day
בְחוּרוֹתֶ֔ךָ
bᵉchurôwth
H979
youth
וְהַלֵּךְ֙
hâlak
H1980
to walk
בְּדַרְכֵ֣י
derek
H1870
way
לִבְּךָ֔
lêb
H3820
heart
וּבְמַרְאֵ֖י
marʼeh
H4758
sight
עֵינֶ֑יךָ
ʻayin
H5869
eye
וְדָ֕ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
כִּ֧י
kîy
H3588
that
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
אֵ֛לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
יְבִֽיאֲךָ֥
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
בַּמִּשְׁפָּֽט
mishpâṭ
H4941
judgment
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World English Bible Public Domain
Rejoice, young man, in your youth, And let your heart cheer you in the days of your youth, And walk in the ways of your heart, And in the sight of your eyes; But know that for all these things God will bring you into judgment.
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King James Version Public Domain
Rejoice, O young man, in thy youth; and let thy heart cheer thee in the days of thy youth, and walk in the ways of thine heart, and in the sight of thine eyes: but know thou, that for all these things God will bring thee into judgment.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Rejoice, young man, in your youth, and let your heart make you glad in the days of your young adulthood. And walk in the ways of your heart and in the sight of your eyes, but know that, on account of all these things, the God will bring you into judgment.
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