Ecclesiastes 7:10 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:10 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 →
אַל
ʼal
H408
not
תֹּאמַר֙
ʼâmar
H559
to say
מֶ֣ה
mâh
H4100
what
הָיָ֔ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
שֶׁ֤הַיָּמִים֙
yôwm
H3117
day
הָרִ֣אשֹׁנִ֔ים
riʼshôwn
H7223
first
הָי֥וּ
hâyâh
H1961
to be
טוֹבִ֖ים
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מֵאֵ֑לֶּה
ʼêl-leh
H428
these
כִּ֛י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
מֵחָכְמָ֖ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
שָׁאַ֥לְתָּ
shâʼal
H7592
to ask
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
זֶֽה
zeh
H2088
this
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World English Bible Public Domain
Don't say, "Why were the former days better than these?" For you do not ask wisely about this.
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King James Version Public Domain
Say not thou, What is the cause that the former days were better than these? for thou dost not enquire wisely concerning this.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Do not say, “What was, that the former days were better than these?” For you do not ask about this out of wisdom. q1
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).