Ecclesiastes 2:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 2:7 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 →
קָנִ֨יתִי֙
qânâh
H7069
to acquire
עֲבָדִ֣ים
ʻebed
H5650
servant
וּשְׁפָח֔וֹת
shiphchâh
H8198
maid
וּבְנֵי
bên
H1121
son
בַ֖יִת
bayith
H1004
house
הָ֣יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִ֑י
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
מִקְנֶה֩
miqneh
H4735
cattle
בָקָ֨ר
bâqâr
H1241
cattle
וָצֹ֤אן
tsôʼn
H6629
flock
הַרְבֵּה֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הָ֣יָה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לִ֔י
מִכֹּ֛ל
kôl
H3605
all
שֶֽׁהָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
לְפָנַ֖י
pânîym
H6440
face
בִּירוּשָׁלִָֽם
Yᵉrûwshâlaim
H3389
Jerusalem
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World English Bible Public Domain
I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem;
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King James Version Public Domain
I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I acquired male servants and female servants and sons of the house belonged to me. Also, much property of cattle and sheep belonged to me, more than all who were to my face in Jerusalem.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).