Ecclesiastes 3:21
Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
BSB
Parallel translations (2) ▾
ASV
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
KJV
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
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Commentary
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14 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| מִ֣י | mi | who? | H4310 → |
| יוֹדֵ֗עַ | yo.De.a' | [is] knowing | H3045 → |
| ר֚וּחַ | Ru.ach | [the] spirit of | H7307 → |
| בְּנֵ֣י | be.Nei | [the] children of | H1121 → |
| הָאָדָ֔ם | ha.'a.Dam | <the> humankind | H120 → |
| הָעֹלָ֥ה | ha.'o.Lah | that is going up | H5927 → |
| הִ֖יא | hi' | it | H1931 → |
| לְמָ֑עְלָה | le.Ma.'e.lah | <to> upwards <towards> | H4605 → |
| וְר֙וּחַ֙ | ve.Ru.ach | and [the] spirit of | H7307 → |
| הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה | ha.be.he.Mah | the animal[s] | H929 → |
| הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת | hai.yo.Re.det | that is going down | H3381 → |
| הִ֖יא | hi' | it | H1931 → |
| לְמַ֥טָּה | le.Ma.tah | <to> downwards | H4295 → |
| לָאָֽרֶץ׃ | la.'A.retz | to the earth | H776 → |
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