Ecclesiastes 3:21 Hebrew Word Analysis

0מִ֣יh4310
1Who knowethיוֹדֵ֗עַh3045
8and the spiritוְר֙וּחַ֙h7307
3of manבְּנֵ֣יh1121
4הָאָדָ֔םh120
5that goethהָעֹלָ֥הh5927
6הִ֖יאh1931
7upwardלְמָ֑עְלָהh4605
8and the spiritוְר֙וּחַ֙h7307
9of the beastהַבְּהֵמָ֔הh929
10that goethהַיֹּרֶ֥דֶתh3381
11הִ֖יאh1931
12downwardלְמַ֥טָּהh4295
13to the earthלָאָֽרֶץ׃h776

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

American Standard Version (ASV)

Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

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?

Darby English Bible (DBY)

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?

World English Bible (WEB)

Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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?