Ecclesiastes 8:16 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 8:16 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 →
כַּאֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נָתַ֤תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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לִבִּי֙
lêb
H3820
heart
לָדַ֣עַת
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
חָכְמָ֔ה
chokmâh
H2451
wisdom
וְלִרְאוֹת֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הָ֣עִנְיָ֔ן
ʻinyân
H6045
occupation
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
עַל
ʻal
H5921
upon
הָאָ֑רֶץ
ʼerets
H776
land
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
גַ֤ם
gam
H1571
also
בַּיּוֹם֙
yôwm
H3117
day
וּבַלַּ֔יְלָה
layil
H3915
night
שֵׁנָ֕ה
shênâh
H8142
sleep
בְּעֵינָ֖יו
ʻayin
H5869
eye
אֵינֶ֥נּוּ
ʼayin
H369
nothing
רֹאֶֽה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
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World English Bible Public Domain
When I applied my heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done on the earth (for also there is that neither day nor night sees sleep with his eyes),
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King James Version Public Domain
When I applied mine heart to know wisdom, and to see the business that is done upon the earth: (for also there is that neither day nor night seeth sleep with his eyes:)
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
When I gave my heart to know wisdom and to see the business that is done on the earth—for even in the day and in the night sleep in his eyes he is not seeing—
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