Ecclesiastes 3:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:11 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 →
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַכֹּ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
עָשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
יָפֶ֣ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
בְעִתּ֑וֹ
ʻêth
H6256
time
גַּ֤ם
gam
H1571
also
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הָעֹלָם֙
ʻôwlâm
H5769
forever
נָתַ֣ן
nâthan
H5414
to give
בְּלִבָּ֔ם
lêb
H3820
heart
מִבְּלִ֞י
bᵉlîy
H1097
without
אֲשֶׁ֧ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִמְצָ֣א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
הָאָדָ֗ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
הַֽמַּעֲשֶׂ֛ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשָׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
מֵרֹ֥אשׁ
rôʼsh
H7218
head
וְעַד
ʻad
H5704
until
סֽוֹף
çôwph
H5490
end
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World English Bible Public Domain
He has made everything beautiful in its time. He has also set eternity in their hearts, yet so that man can't find out the work that God has done from the beginning even to the end.
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King James Version Public Domain
He hath made every thing beautiful in his time: also he hath set the world in their heart, so that no man can find out the work that God maketh from the beginning to the end.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
He makes everything beautiful in its time. Also, he gives perperuity in their heart, yet so that humanity cannot find the work that the God does from beginning to end.
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