Ecclesiastes 8:9 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 8:9 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 →
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זֶ֤ה
zeh
H2088
this
רָאִ֨יתִי֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
וְנָת֣וֹן
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
לִבִּ֔י
lêb
H3820
heart
לְכָֽל
kôl
H3605
all
מַעֲשֶׂ֔ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
תַּ֣חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
עֵ֗ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
שָׁלַ֧ט
shâlaṭ
H7980
to dominate
הָאָדָ֛ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
בְּאָדָ֖ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
לְרַ֥ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
לֽוֹ
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World English Bible Public Domain
All this have I seen, and applied my mind to every work that is done under the sun. There is a time in which one man has power over another to his hurt.
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King James Version Public Domain
All this have I seen, and applied my heart unto every work that is done under the sun: there is a time wherein one man ruleth over another to his own hurt.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
All this I saw, giving my heart to every deed that was done under the sun: A time that the person has authority over person to his harm.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).