Ecclesiastes 9:11 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 9:11 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 →
שַׁ֜בְתִּי
shûwb
H7725
to return
וְרָאֹ֣ה
râʼâh
H7200
to see
תַֽחַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
לֹא֩
lôʼ
H3808
not
לַקַּלִּ֨ים
qal
H7031
swift
הַמֵּר֜וֹץ
mêrôwts
H4793
running
וְלֹ֧א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לַגִּבּוֹרִ֣ים
gibbôwr
H1368
mighty
הַמִּלְחָמָ֗ה
milchâmâh
H4421
battle
וְ֠גַם
gam
H1571
also
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לַחֲכָמִ֥ים
châkâm
H2450
wise
לֶ֨חֶם֙
lechem
H3899
bread
וְגַ֨ם
gam
H1571
also
לֹ֤א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לַנְּבֹנִים֙
bîyn
H995
to understand
עֹ֔שֶׁר
ʻôsher
H6239
riches
וְגַ֛ם
gam
H1571
also
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
לַיֹּדְעִ֖ים
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
חֵ֑ן
chên
H2580
grace
כִּי
kîy
H3588
that
עֵ֥ת
ʻêth
H6256
time
וָפֶ֖גַע
pegaʻ
H6294
occurrence
יִקְרֶ֥ה
qârâh
H7136
to meet
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
-
כֻּלָּֽם
kôl
H3605
all
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World English Bible Public Domain
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favor to men of skill; but time and chance happen to them all.
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King James Version Public Domain
I returned, and saw under the sun, that the race is not to the swift, nor the battle to the strong, neither yet bread to the wise, nor yet riches to men of understanding, nor yet favour to men of skill; but time and chance happeneth to them all.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
I again saw under the sun: That not to the swift the race, and not to the mighty the war, and even not to wise bread, and even not to discerning wealth, and even not to understanding favor, for a time and the occurrence will happen to all of them.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).