Ecclesiastes 8:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 8:12 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 →
אֲשֶׁ֣ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
חֹטֶ֗א
châṭâʼ
H2398
to sin
עֹשֶׂ֥ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
רָ֛ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
מְאַ֖ת
mêʼâh
H3967
hundred
וּמַאֲרִ֣יךְ
ʼârak
H748
to be long
ל֑וֹ
כִּ֚י
kîy
H3588
that
גַּם
gam
H1571
also
יוֹדֵ֣עַ
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
אָ֔נִי
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִהְיֶה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
טּוֹב֙
ṭôwb
H2896
good
לְיִרְאֵ֣י
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
יִֽירְא֖וּ
yârêʼ
H3372
to fear
מִלְּפָנָֽיו
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
Though a sinner commits crimes a hundred times, and lives long, yet surely I know that it will be better with those who fear God, who are reverent before him.
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King James Version Public Domain
Though a sinner do evil an hundred times, and his days be prolonged, yet surely I know that it shall be well with them that fear God, which fear before him:
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
that a sinner is doing evil a hundred times and lengthening for himself— yet also I know that it will be good for those who fear God, who fear from before his face.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).