Ecclesiastes 5:18 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:18 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 →
הִנֵּ֞ה
hinnêh
H2009
behold
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
רָאִ֣יתִי
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אָ֗נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
ט֣וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יָפֶ֣ה
yâpheh
H3303
beautiful
לֶֽאֶכוֹל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
וְלִרְא֨וֹת
râʼâh
H7200
to see
טוֹבָ֜ה
ṭôwb
H2896
good
בְּכָל
kôl
H3605
all
עֲמָל֣וֹ
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל
ʻâmal
H5998
to labor
תַּֽחַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
מִסְפַּ֧ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
יְמֵי
yôwm
H3117
day
חיו
chay
H2416
living
חַיָּ֛יו
chay
H2416
living
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָֽתַן
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֥וֹ
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
ה֥וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
חֶלְקֽוֹ
chêleq
H2506
portion
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, that which I have seen to be good and proper is for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy good in all his labor, in which he labors under the sun, all the days of his life which God has given him; for this is his portion.
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King James Version Public Domain
Behold that which I have seen: it is good and comely for one to eat and to drink, and to enjoy the good of all his labour that he taketh under the sun all the days of his life, which God giveth him: for it is his portion.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Look, what I, I, have seen good: That beautiful to eat and to drink and to see good in all his toil that he will toil under the sun the number of the days of his life that the God has given to him, for it his portion.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).