Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 559 [e] אָמַ֤רְתִּֽי ’ā-mar-tî Said V-Qal-Perf-1cs 589 [e] אֲנִי֙ ’ă-nî I Pro-1cs 3820 [e] בְּלִבִּ֔י bə-lib-bî in my heart Prep-b | N-msc | 1cs 5921 [e] עַל־ ‘al- concerning Prep 1700 [e] דִּבְרַת֙ diḇ-raṯ the manner N-fsc 1121 [e] בְּנֵ֣י bə-nê of the sons N-mpc 120 [e] הָאָדָ֔ם hā-’ā-ḏām of man Art | N-ms 1305 [e] לְבָרָ֖ם lə-ḇā-rām [Is] testing them Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf | 3mp 430 [e] הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים hā-’ĕ-lō-hîm God Art | N-mp 7200 [e] וְלִרְא֕וֹת wə-lir-’ō-wṯ that they might see Conj-w, Prep-l | V-Qal-Inf 1992 [e] שְׁהֶם־ šə-hem- that they Pro-r | Pro-3mp 929 [e] בְּהֵמָ֥ה bə-hê-māh [are] beasts N-fs 1992 [e] הֵ֖מָּה hêm-māh they Pro-3mp [e] לָהֶֽם׃ lā-hem themselves Prep-l | Pro-3mp

Berean Study Bible
I said to myself, “As for the sons of men, God tests them so that they may see for themselves that they are but beasts.”

Young's Literal Translation
I said in my heart concerning the matter of the sons of man that God might cleanse them, so as to see{.htm" title="{"> that they themselves [are] beasts.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
I said to myself , “ This happens concerning people , so that God may test them and they may see for themselves that they are like animals.”

New American Standard Bible
I said to myself concerning the sons of men, "God has surely tested them in order for them to see that they are but beasts."

King James Bible
I said in mine heart concerning the estate of the sons of men, that God might manifest them, and that they might see that they themselves are beasts. Ecclesiastes 3:18 • Ecclesiastes 3:18 NIV • Ecclesiastes 3:18 NLT • Ecclesiastes 3:18 ESV • Ecclesiastes 3:18 NASB • Ecclesiastes 3:18 KJV • Ecclesiastes 3:18 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 3:18 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 3:18 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 3:18 German Bible

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