Ecclesiastes 9:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 9:1 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 →
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זֶ֞ה
zeh
H2088
this
נָתַ֤תִּי
nâthan
H5414
to give
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
לִבִּי֙
lêb
H3820
heart
וְלָב֣וּר
bûwr
H952
to explain
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כָּל
kôl
H3605
all
זֶ֔ה
zeh
H2088
this
אֲשֶׁ֨ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הַצַּדִּיקִ֧ים
tsaddîyq
H6662
righteous
וְהַחֲכָמִ֛ים
châkâm
H2450
wise
וַעֲבָדֵיהֶ֖ם
ʻăbâd
H5652
work
בְּיַ֣ד
yâd
H3027
hand
הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
גַּֽם
gam
H1571
also
אַהֲבָ֣ה
ʼahăbâh
H160
love
גַם
gam
H1571
also
שִׂנְאָ֗ה
sinʼâh
H8135
hatred
אֵ֤ין
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹדֵ֨עַ֙
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
הָֽאָדָ֔ם
ʼâdâm
H120
man
הַכֹּ֖ל
kôl
H3605
all
לִפְנֵיהֶֽם
pânîym
H6440
face
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World English Bible Public Domain
For all this I laid to my heart, even to explore all this: that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God; whether it is love or hatred, man doesn't know it; all is before them.
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King James Version Public Domain
For all this I considered in my heart even to declare all this, that the righteous, and the wise, and their works, are in the hand of God: no man knoweth either love or hatred by all that is before them.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Indeed, all of this I gave to my heart, to examine all of this: That the righteous and the wise and their work in the hand of God. Either love or hate, humanity is not knowing; both to their faces.
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