Ecclesiastes 3:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:18 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 →
אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי
ʼâmar
H559
to say
אֲנִי֙
ʼănîy
H589
I
בְּלִבִּ֔י
lêb
H3820
heart
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
דִּבְרַת֙
dibrâh
H1700
reason
בְּנֵ֣י
bên
H1121
son
הָאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לְבָרָ֖ם
bârar
H1305
to purify
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְלִרְא֕וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
שְׁהֶם
hêm
H1992
they
בְּהֵמָ֥ה
bᵉhêmâh
H929
beast
הֵ֖מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
לָהֶֽם
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World English Bible Public Domain
I said in my heart, "As for the sons of men, God tests them, so that they may see that they themselves are like animals.
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King James Version Public Domain
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I spoke, I with my heart, “For the sake of the sons of humanity, the God to test them to see that animal, they themselves.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).