Ecclesiastes 5:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:11 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 →
בִּרְבוֹת֙
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
הַטּוֹבָ֔ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
רַבּ֖וּ
râbâh
H7235
to multiply
אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וּמַה
mâh
H4100
what
כִּשְׁרוֹן֙
kishrôwn
H3788
success
לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ
baʻal
H1167
husband
כִּ֖י
kîy
H3588
that
אִם
ʼim
H518
if
ראית
rᵉʼîyth
H7212
beholding
רְא֥וּת
raʼăvâh
H7207
beholding
עֵינָֽיו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
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
When goods increase, those who eat them are increased; and what advantage is there to its owner, except to feast on them with his eyes?
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King James Version Public Domain
When goods increase, they are increased that eat them: and what good is there to the owners thereof, saving the beholding of them with their eyes?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When the good increases, the eating it increase. And what advantage to its master except the sight of his eyes?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).