New American Standard Bible 1995

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Ecclesiastes

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Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?

Lexicon

Verse part Definition: Part of speech: Strong's: Hebrew: Transliteration:
Who who? Pronoun H4310 מִ֣י mi
knows to know Verb H3045 יֹודֵ֗עַ yo·v·de·a'
that the breath breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 ר֚וּחַ ru·ach
of man man, mankind Noun H120 הָאָדָ֔ם ha·'a·dam,
ascends to go up, ascend, climb Verb H5927 הָעֹלָ֥ה ha·'o·lah
upward above, upwards sub H4605 לְמָ֑עְלָה le·ma·'e·lah;
and the breath breath, wind, spirit Noun H7307 וְר֙וּחַ֙ ve·ru·ach
of the beast a beast, animal, cattle Noun H929 הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה hab·be·he·mah,
descends to come or go down, descend Verb H3381 הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת hai·yo·re·det
downward downwards Adverb H4295 לְמַ֥טָּה le·mat·tah
to the earth? earth, land Noun H776 לָאָֽרֶץ׃ la·'a·retz.

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New American Standard Bible 1995 Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
King James Bible Who knows that knoweth the breath spirit of man ascends upward that goeth upward, and the breath spirit of the beast descends that goeth downward to the earth?
Hebrew Greek English Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?