Ecclesiastes 4:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:15 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 →
רָאִ֨יתִי֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
הַֽמְהַלְּכִ֖ים
hâlak
H1980
to walk
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
עִ֚ם
ʻim
H5973
with
הַיֶּ֣לֶד
yeled
H3206
child
הַשֵּׁנִ֔י
shênîy
H8145
second
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יַעֲמֹ֖ד
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
תַּחְתָּֽיו
tachath
H8478
under
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
I saw all the living who walk under the sun, that they were with the youth, the other, who succeeded him.
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King James Version Public Domain
I considered all the living which walk under the sun, with the second child that shall stand up in his stead.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I saw all the living, the ones walking around under the sun, with the second child who will stand under him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).