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?
3045 [e]
yō·w·ḏê·a‘,
יוֹדֵ֗עַ
knows
V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑ms
7307 [e]
rū·aḥ
ר֚וּחַ
the spirit
N‑csc
1121 [e]
bə·nê
בְּנֵ֣י
of the sons
N‑mpc
120 [e]
hā·’ā·ḏām,
הָאָדָ֔ם
of men
Art | N‑ms
5927 [e]
hā·‘ō·lāh
הָעֹלָ֥ה
which goes
Art | V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑fs
| ､ | 4605 [e] lə·mā·‘ə·lāh; לְמָ֑עְלָה upward Prep‑l | Adv | 3fs |
7307 [e]
wə·rū·aḥ
וְר֙וּחַ֙
and the spirit
Conj‑w | N‑csc
929 [e]
hab·bə·hê·māh,
הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה
of the animal
Art | N‑fs
3381 [e]
hay·yō·re·ḏeṯ
הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת
which goes
Art | V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑fs
4295 [e]
lə·maṭ·ṭāh
לְמַ֥טָּה
down
Prep‑l | Adv
| ؟ | 776 [e] lā·’ā·reṣ. לָאָֽרֶץ׃ to the earth Prep‑l, Art | N‑fs |
Parallel Strong's
Holman Christian Standard Bible
Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth? New American Standard Bible
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth? King James Bible
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Parallel Verses
International Standard Version
Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth? American Standard Version
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?Young's Literal Translation
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?
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