Ecclesiastes 6:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 6:12 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
יוֹדֵעַ֩
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
טּ֨וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לָֽאָדָ֜ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
בַּֽחַיִּ֗ים
chay
H2416
living
מִסְפַּ֛ר
miçpâr
H4557
number
יְמֵי
yôwm
H3117
day
חַיֵּ֥י
chay
H2416
living
הֶבְל֖וֹ
hebel
H1892
vapor
וְיַעֲשֵׂ֣ם
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
כַּצֵּ֑ל
tsêl
H6738
shadow
אֲשֶׁר֙
ʼăsher
H834
which
מִֽי
mîy
H4310
who
יַגִּ֣יד
nâgad
H5046
to make known
לָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
מַה
mâh
H4100
what
יִּהְיֶ֥ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אַחֲרָ֖יו
ʼachar
H310
after
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
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World English Bible Public Domain
For who knows what is good for man in life, all the days of his vain life which he spends like a shadow? For who can tell a man what will be after him under the sun?
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King James Version Public Domain
For who knoweth what is good for man in this life, all the days of his vain life which he spendeth as a shadow? for who can tell a man what shall be after him under the sun?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
For who is knowing what good for humanity in life the number of the days of his vaporous life? And he makes them like the shadow. For who will declare to humanity what will be after him under the sun?
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).