Ecclesiastes 6:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 6:10 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 →
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
שֶּֽׁהָיָ֗ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
כְּבָר֙
kᵉbâr
H3528
already
נִקְרָ֣א
qârâʼ
H7121
to call
שְׁמ֔וֹ
shêm
H8034
name
וְנוֹדָ֖ע
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
ה֣וּא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
אָדָ֑ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
וְלֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
יוּכַ֣ל
yâkôl
H3201
to prevail
לָדִ֔ין
dîyn
H1777
to judge
עִ֥ם
ʻim
H5973
with
שהתקיף
tâqaph
H8630
to overcome
שֶׁתַּקִּ֖יף
taqqîyph
H8623
mighty
מִמֶּֽנּוּ
min
H4480
from
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World English Bible Public Domain
Whatever has been, its name was given long ago; and it is known what man is; neither can he contend with him who is mightier than he.
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King James Version Public Domain
That which hath been is named already, and it is known that it is man: neither may he contend with him that is mightier than he.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Whatever that is, already its name has been called, and it is known what a person —and he is not able to contend with he who is more powerful than him.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).