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English Bible Translations

Ecclesiastes 3:21 / KJV
21. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 / ASV
21. Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 / BasicEnglish
21. Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 / Darby
21. Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 / Webster
21. Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3:21 / Young
21. Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

German Bible Translations

Prediger 3:21 / Luther
21. Wer weiß, ob der Odem der Menschen aufwärts fahre und der Odem des Viehes abwärts unter die Erde fahre? {~}
Prediger 3:21 / Schlachter
21. Wer weiß, ob der Geist des Menschen aufwärts steigt, der Geist des Tieres aber abwärts zur Erde fährt?

French Bible Translations

Ecclésiaste 3:21 / Segond21
21. Qui sait si le souffle des humains monte vers les hauteurs et si le souffle de la bête descend dans la terre?
Ecclésiaste 3:21 / NEG1979
21. Qui sait si le souffle des fils de l’homme monte, et si le souffle de la bête descend dans la terre?
Ecclésiaste 3:21 / Segond
21. Qui sait si le souffle des fils de l'homme monte en haut, et si le souffle de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?
Ecclésiaste 3:21 / Darby_Fr
21. Qui est-ce qui connaît l'esprit des fils des hommes? Celui-ci monte-t-il en haut, et l'esprit de la bête descend-il en bas dans la terre?
Ecclésiaste 3:21 / Martin
21. Qui est-ce qui connaît que le souffle des hommes monte en haut, et que le souffle de la bête descend en bas en terre?
Ecclésiaste 3:21 / Ostervald
21. Qui sait si l'esprit des hommes monte en haut, et si l'esprit de la bête descend en bas dans la terre?

Versions with Strong Codes

Ecclesiastes 3 / KJV_Strong
21. Who[H4310] knoweth[H3045] the spirit[H7307] of man[H120] that[H1931] goeth[H5927] upward,[H4605] and the spirit[H7307] of the beast[H929] that[H1931] goeth[H3381] downward[H4295] to the earth?[H776]

Strong Code definitions

H4310 miy me an interrogative pronoun of persons, as H4100 is of things, who? (occasionally, by a peculiar idiom, of things); also (indefinitely) whoever; often used in oblique construction with prefix or suffix:--any (man), X he, X him, + O that! what, which, who(-m, -se, -soever), + would to God.see H4100

H3045 yada` yaw-dah' a primitive root; to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation,punishment, etc.) (as follow):--acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware,(un-)awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, X could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with, familiar friend, famous, feel, can have, be (ig-)norant, instruct, kinsfolk, kinsman, (causeto let, make) know, (come to give, have, take) knowledge, have (knowledge), (be, make, make to be, make self) known, + be learned, + lie by man, mark, perceive, privy to, X prognosticator, regard, have respect, skilful, shew, can (man of) skill, be sure, of a surety, teach, (can) tell,understand, have (understanding), X will be, wist, wit, wot.

H7307 ruwach roo'-akh from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):--air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).see H7306

H120 'adam aw-dawm' from H119; ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.):--X another, + hypocrite, + common sort, X low, man (mean, of low degree), person.see H119

H1931 huw' hoo of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

H5927 `alah aw-law' a primitive root; to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow):--arise (up), (cause to) ascend up, at once, break (the day) (up), bring (up), (cause to) burn, carry up, cast up, + shew, climb (up), (cause to, make to) come (up), cut off, dawn, depart, exalt, excel, fall, fetch up, get up, (make to) go (away, up); grow (over) increase, lay, leap, levy, lift (self) up, light,(make) up, X mention, mount up, offer, make to pay, + perfect, prefer, put (on), raise, recover, restore, (make to) rise(up), scale, set (up), shoot forth (up), (begin to) spring (up), stir up, take away (up), work.

H4605 ma`al mah'al from H5927; properly, the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc.:-- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (X very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very.see H5927

H7307 ruwach roo'-akh from H7306; wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being (including its expression and functions):--air, anger, blast, breath, X cool, courage, mind, X quarter, X side, spirit((-ual)), tempest, X vain, ((whirl-))wind(-y).see H7306

H929 bhemah be-hay-maw' from an unused root (probably meaning to be mute); properly, a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective):--beast, cattle.

H1931 huw' hoo of which the feminine (beyond the Pentateuch) is hiyw {he}; a primitive word, the third person pronoun singular, he (she or it); only expressed when emphatic or without a verb; also (intensively) self, or (especially with the article) the same; sometimes (as demonstrative) this or that; occasionally (instead of copula) as or are:--he, as for her, him(-self),it, the same, she (herself), such, that (...it), these, they, this, those, which (is), who.

H3381 yarad yaw-rad' a primitive root; to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications); -X abundantly,bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, X indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take down.

H4295 mattah mat'-taw from H5786 with directive enclitic appended; downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes:-- beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath).see H5786

H776 'erets eh'-rets from an unused root probably meaning to be firm; the earth (at large, or partitively a land):--X common, country, earth, field, ground, land, X natins, way, + wilderness, world.

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