Ecclesiastes 9:7 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 9:7 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 →
לֵ֣ךְ
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֱכֹ֤ל
ʼâkal
H398
to eat
בְּשִׂמְחָה֙
simchâh
H8057
joy
לַחְמֶ֔ךָ
lechem
H3899
bread
וּֽשֲׁתֵ֥ה
shâthâh
H8354
to drink
בְלֶב
lêb
H3820
heart
ט֖וֹב
ṭôwb
H2896
good
יֵינֶ֑ךָ
yayin
H3196
wine
כִּ֣י
kîy
H3588
that
כְבָ֔ר
kᵉbâr
H3528
already
רָצָ֥ה
râtsâh
H7521
to be pleased
הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
אֶֽת
ʼêth
H853
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מַעֲשֶֽׂיךָ
maʻăseh
H4639
work
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World English Bible Public Domain
Go your way--eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a merry heart; for God has already accepted your works.
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King James Version Public Domain
Go thy way, eat thy bread with joy, and drink thy wine with a merry heart; for God now accepteth thy works.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Go! Eat your bread with joy, and drink your wine with a good heart, because the God has already accepted your deeds.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).