Ecclesiastes 5:19 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:19 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 →
גַּ֣ם
gam
H1571
also
כָּֽל
kôl
H3605
all
הָאָדָ֡ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָֽתַן
nâthan
H5414
to give
ל֣וֹ
הָאֱלֹהִים֩
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
עֹ֨שֶׁר
ʻôsher
H6239
riches
וּנְכָסִ֜ים
nekeç
H5233
treasure
וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ
shâlaṭ
H7980
to dominate
לֶאֱכֹ֤ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙
min
H4480
from
וְלָשֵׂ֣את
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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חֶלְק֔וֹ
chêleq
H2506
portion
וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ
sâmach
H8055
to rejoice
בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ
ʻâmâl
H5999
toil
זֹ֕ה
zôh
H2090
this
מַתַּ֥ת
mattâth
H4991
gift
אֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
הִֽיא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
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World English Bible Public Domain
Every man also to whom God has given riches and wealth, and has given him power to eat of it, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labor--this is the gift of God.
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King James Version Public Domain
Every man also to whom God hath given riches and wealth, and hath given him power to eat thereof, and to take his portion, and to rejoice in his labour; this is the gift of God.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Also, each person who the God gives to him wealth and possessions and has empowered him to eat from it and to accept his portion and to rejoice in his toiling—this, it a gift of God.
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