Ecclesiastes 12:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 12:3 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 →
בַּיּ֗וֹם
yôwm
H3117
day
שֶׁיָּזֻ֨עוּ֙
zûwaʻ
H2111
to tremble
שֹׁמְרֵ֣י
shâmar
H8104
to keep
הַבַּ֔יִת
bayith
H1004
house
וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ
ʻâvath
H5791
to be crooked
אַנְשֵׁ֣י
ʼîysh
H376
man
הֶחָ֑יִל
chayil
H2428
strength
וּבָטְל֤וּ
bâṭêl
H988
to cease
הַטֹּֽחֲנוֹת֙
ṭâchan
H2912
to grind
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מִעֵ֔טוּ
mâʻaṭ
H4591
to diminish
וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ
châshak
H2821
to be dark
הָרֹא֖וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
בָּאֲרֻבּֽוֹת
ʼărubbâh
H699
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World English Bible Public Domain
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, And the strong men shall bow themselves, And the grinders cease because they are few, And those who look out of the windows are darkened,
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King James Version Public Domain
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
in the day when the guards of the house will tremble, and the men of valor will be bent over, and the women grinders cease because they are few, and those who look at the window will grow dark,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).