Ecclesiastes 12:6 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 12:6 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 →
עַ֣ד
ʻad
H5704
until
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
ירחק
râchaq
H7368
to be far
יֵרָתֵק֙
râthaq
H7576
to bind
חֶ֣בֶל
chebel
H2256
cord
הַכֶּ֔סֶף
keçeph
H3701
silver
וְתָרֻ֖ץ
râtsats
H7533
to crush
גֻּלַּ֣ת
gullâh
H1543
bowl
הַזָּהָ֑ב
zâhâb
H2091
gold
וְתִשָּׁ֤בֶר
shâbar
H7665
to break
כַּד֙
kad
H3537
jar
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הַמַּבּ֔וּעַ
mabbûwaʻ
H4002
spring
וְנָרֹ֥ץ
râtsats
H7533
to crush
הַגַּלְגַּ֖ל
galgal
H1534
whirlwind
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הַבּֽוֹר
bôwr
H953
pit
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
Before the silver cord is severed, Or the golden bowl is broken, Or the pitcher is broken at the spring, Or the wheel broken at the cistern,
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King James Version Public Domain
Or ever the silver cord be loosed, or the golden bowl be broken, or the pitcher be broken at the fountain, or the wheel broken at the cistern.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
before the cord of silver is removed, and the bowl of gold is broken, and the pitcher is shattered at the fountain, and the wheel is crushed at the cistern,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).