Ecclesiastes 3:20 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:20 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 →
הַכֹּ֥ל
kôl
H3605
all
הוֹלֵ֖ךְ
hâlak
H1980
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
מָק֣וֹם
mâqôwm
H4725
place
אֶחָ֑ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַכֹּל֙
kôl
H3605
all
הָיָ֣ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
מִן
min
H4480
from
הֶֽעָפָ֔ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
וְהַכֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
שָׁ֥ב
shûwb
H7725
to return
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
הֶעָפָֽר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
Each is an independent rendering of the whole verse — the interlinear is not word-aligned to these translations.
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World English Bible Public Domain
All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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King James Version Public Domain
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Both are going to one place. Both are from the dust, and both return to the dust.
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