Ecclesiastes 7:26 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:26 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 →
וּמוֹצֶ֨א
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֲנִ֜י
ʼănîy
H589
I
מַ֣ר
mar
H4751
bitter
מִמָּ֗וֶת
mâveth
H4194
death
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָֽאִשָּׁה֙
ʼishshâh
H802
woman
אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הִ֨יא
hûwʼ
H1931
he
מְצוֹדִ֧ים
mâtsôwd
H4685
siege
וַחֲרָמִ֛ים
chêrem
H2764
devoted thing
לִבָּ֖הּ
lêb
H3820
heart
אֲסוּרִ֣ים
ʼêçûwr
H612
bond
יָדֶ֑יהָ
yâd
H3027
hand
ט֞וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לִפְנֵ֤י
pânîym
H6440
face
הָאֱלֹהִים֙
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
יִמָּלֵ֣ט
mâlaṭ
H4422
to escape
מִמֶּ֔נָּה
min
H4480
from
וְחוֹטֵ֖א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
יִלָּ֥כֶד
lâkad
H3920
to capture
בָּֽהּ
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World English Bible Public Domain
I find more bitter than death the woman whose heart is snares and traps, whose hands are chains. Whoever pleases God shall escape from her; but the sinner will be ensnared by her.
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King James Version Public Domain
And I find more bitter than death the woman, whose heart is snares and nets, and her hands as bands: whoso pleaseth God shall escape from her; but the sinner shall be taken by her.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And I am finding more bitter than death: the woman who, she snares— and nets, her heart; chains, her hands. good to the face of the God will flee from her, but a sinner will be captured by her.
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