Ecclesiastes 3:21

Who knows if the spirit of man goes upward or if the spirit of the beast goes downward to the earth?

The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

מִי   יוֹדֵעַ   רוּחַ   בְּנֵי   הָאָדָם   הָעֹלָה   הִיא   לְמָעְלָה   וְרוּחַ   הַבְּהֵמָה   הַיֹּרֶדֶת   הִיא   לְמַטָּה   לָאָרֶץ  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ τίς οἶδεν πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ εἰς ἄνω καὶ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν


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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H4310
מִ֣י (mi)
who?
Particle – interrogative Particle (Interrogative)

Pi
H3045
יוֹדֵ֗עַ (jvódea)
to know
Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active masculine singular

Vqrmsa
H7307
ר֚וּחַ (rocha)
spirit
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H1121a
בְּנֵ֣י (benei)
son
Noun Noun
pl. gen. masculine plural Construct state

Ncmpc
H9009
H0120
הָ (ha)
אָדָ֔ם (adam)
the
man
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncbsa
H9009
H5927
הָ (ha)
עֹלָ֥ה (ólah)
the
to ascend
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active feminine singular

Td
Vqrfsa
H1931
הִ֖יא (hi)
he she it
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p sing. personal third person feminine singular

Pp3fs
H9005
H4605
H9011
לְ (le)
מָ֑עְלָ (maela)
ה (h)
to
above
to
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Suffix Suffix

R
Ncbsa
Sd
H9002
H7307
וְ (ve)
ר֙וּחַ֙ (rocha)
and
spirit
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H9009
H0929
הַ (ha)
בְּהֵמָ֔ה (behemah)
the
animal
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Noun Noun
sing. feminine singular Absolute state

Td
Ncfsa
H9009
H3381
הַ (ha)
יֹּרֶ֥דֶת (jóredet)
the
to go down
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active sing. qal participle active feminine singular

Td
Vqrfsa
H1931
הִ֖יא (hi)
he she it
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p sing. personal third person feminine singular

Pp3fs
H9005
H4295
לְ (le)
מַ֥טָּה (matah)
to
beneath
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

R
Ncbsa
H9005
H0776
H9016
לָ (la)
אָֽרֶץ (aretz)
׃
to
land
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

Rd
Ncbsa

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