NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Who knowethyada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially the spirit ruwach (roo'-akh) 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 of man ben (bane) a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc. 'adam (aw-dawm') ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.) -- another, + hypocrite, + common sort, low, man (mean, of low degree), person. that goeth `alah (aw-law') to ascend, intransitively (be high) or actively (mount); used in a great variety of senses, primary and secondary, literal and figurative (as follow) upward ma`al (mah'al) the upper part, used only adverbially with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top, etc. -- above, exceeding(-ly), forward, on (very) high, over, up(-on, -ward), very. and the spirit ruwach (roo'-akh) 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 of the beast bhemah (be-hay-maw') a dumb beast; especially any large quadruped or animal (often collective) -- beast, cattle. that goeth yarad (yaw-rad') to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications) downward mattah (mat'-taw) downward, below or beneath; often adverbially with or without prefixes -- beneath, down(-ward), less, very low, under(-neath). to the earth 'erets (eh'-rets) the earth (at large, or partitively a land) -- common, country, earth, field, ground, land, natins, way, + wilderness, world. Parallel Verses 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? Holman Christian Standard Bible Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth? International Standard Version Who knows whether the spirit of human beings ascends, and whether the spirit of animals descends to the earth? NET Bible Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal's spirit descends into the earth? GOD'S WORD® Translation Who knows whether a human spirit goes upward or whether an animal spirit goes downward to the earth? King James 2000 Bible Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth? Links Ecclesiastes 3:21Ecclesiastes 3:21 NIV Ecclesiastes 3:21 NLT Ecclesiastes 3:21 ESV Ecclesiastes 3:21 NASB Ecclesiastes 3:21 KJV |