Ecclesiastes 2:24 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:24 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 →
אֵֽין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
ט֤וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בָּאָדָם֙
ʼâdâm
H120
man
שֶׁיֹּאכַ֣ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְשָׁתָ֔ה
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וְהֶרְאָ֧ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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נַפְשׁ֛וֹ
nephesh
H5315
soul
ט֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
זֹה֙
zôh
H2090
this
רָאִ֣יתִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אָ֔נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
מִיַּ֥ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הִֽיא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
There is nothing better for a man than that he should eat and drink, and make his soul enjoy good in his labor. This also I saw, that it is from the hand of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
There is nothing better for a man, than that he should eat and drink, and that he should make his soul enjoy good in his labour. This also I saw, that it was from the hand of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
There is nothing better for humanity that he should eat and drink and cause his spirit to see good in his toil. Also, this I saw, I, that it from the hand of the God,
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).