Ecclesiastes 7:29 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 7:29 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 →
לְבַד֙
bad
H905
apart
רְאֵה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
זֶ֣ה
zeh
H2088
this
מָצָ֔אתִי
mâtsâʼ
H4672
to find
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עָשָׂ֧ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָאָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
יָשָׁ֑ר
yâshâr
H3477
upright
וְהֵ֥מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
בִקְשׁ֖וּ
bâqash
H1245
to seek
חִשְּׁבֹנ֥וֹת
chishshâbôwn
H2810
device
רַבִּֽים
rab
H7227
many
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World English Bible Public Domain
Behold, this only have I found: that God made man upright; but they search for many schemes.
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King James Version Public Domain
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Only see this I have found: That the God made humanity upright, but they, they have sought out many schemes.”
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