Ecclesiastes 8:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 8:7 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 →
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World English Bible Public Domain
For he doesn't know that which will be; for who can tell him how it will be?
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King James Version Public Domain
For he knoweth not that which shall be: for who can tell him when it shall be?
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
for, he is not knowing whatever that will be, for, when it will be— who will declare to him?
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