Ecclesiastes 12:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 12:9 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 →
וְיֹתֵ֕ר
yôwthêr
H3148
advantage
שֶׁהָיָ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
קֹהֶ֖לֶת
qôheleth
H6953
preacher
חָכָ֑ם
châkâm
H2450
wise
ע֗וֹד
ʻôwd
H5750
still
לִמַּד
lâmad
H3925
to learn
דַּ֨עַת֙
daʻath
H1847
knowledge
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָעָ֔ם
ʻam
H5971
people
וְאִזֵּ֣ן
ʼâzan
H239
to weigh
וְחִקֵּ֔ר
châqar
H2713
to search
תִּקֵּ֖ן
tâqan
H8626
to make straight
מְשָׁלִ֥ים
mâshâl
H4912
proverb
הַרְבֵּֽה
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
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World English Bible Public Domain
Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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King James Version Public Domain
And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
More that Qoheleth was wise, again, he taught the people knowledge, and he weighed, and he searched. He ordered many proverbs.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).