Ecclesiastes 12:5 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 12:5 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 →
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
מִגָּבֹ֤הַּ
gâbôahh
H1364
high
יִרָ֨אוּ֙
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
וְחַתְחַתִּ֣ים
chathchath
H2849
terror
בַּדֶּ֔רֶךְ
derek
H1870
way
וְיָנֵ֤אץ
nâʼats
H5006
to despise
הַשָּׁקֵד֙
shâqêd
H8247
almond
וְיִסְתַּבֵּ֣ל
çâbal
H5445
to bear
הֶֽחָגָ֔ב
châgâb
H2284
locust
וְתָפֵ֖ר
pârar
H6565
to break
הָֽאֲבִיּוֹנָ֑ה
ʼăbîyôwnâh
H35
caper berry
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
הֹלֵ֤ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
הָאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
עוֹלָמ֔וֹ
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
וְסָבְב֥וּ
çâbab
H5437
to turn around
בָשּׁ֖וּק
shûwq
H7784
street
הַסֹּפְדִֽים
çâphad
H5594
to wail
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yes, they shall be afraid of heights, And terrors will be in the way; And the almond tree shall blossom, And the grasshopper shall be a burden, And desire shall fail; Because man goes to his everlasting home, And the mourners go about the streets:
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King James Version Public Domain
Also when they shall be afraid of that which is high, and fears shall be in the way, and the almond tree shall flourish, and the grasshopper shall be a burden, and desire shall fail: because man goeth to his long home, and the mourners go about the streets:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
also, they are afraid of a high, and terrors in the way, and the almond tree blossoms, and the locusts moves along, and the caper-fruit fails— for humanity is going to his eternal home, and the mourners go around in the street—
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