Ecclesiastes 5:15 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:15 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 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָצָא֙
yâtsâʼ
H3318
to go out
מִבֶּ֣טֶן
beṭen
H990
belly
אִמּ֔וֹ
ʼêm
H517
mother
עָר֛וֹם
ʻârôwm
H6174
naked
יָשׁ֥וּב
shûwb
H7725
to return
לָלֶ֖כֶת
yâlak
H3212
to walk
כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א
bôwʼ
H935
to enter
וּמְא֨וּמָה֙
mᵉʼûwmâh
H3972
anything
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יִשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
בַעֲמָל֔וֹ
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
בְּיָדֽוֹ
yâd
H3027
hand
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World English Bible Public Domain
As he came forth from his mother's womb, naked shall he go again as he came, and shall take nothing for his labor, which he may carry away in his hand.
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King James Version Public Domain
As he came forth of his mother's womb, naked shall he return to go as he came, and shall take nothing of his labour, which he may carry away in his hand.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
As he went out from the womb of his mother, naked, he will go again, just as he came. And he will not take anything in exchange for his toil that he will take in his hand.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).