Lectionary Calendar
				Tuesday, November 4th, 2025
the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
			the Week of Proper 26 / Ordinary 31
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Interlinear Study Bible
Greek Language ⇌
Ecclesiastes 3:21
2532
				
				
			kai
				καὶ 
				And 
				Conjunction
			5100
				
				
			tis
				τίς 
				who 
				Pronoun, interrogative/Indicativeefinite, Nominative Singular Masculine
			1492
				
				
			has known 
				
			3588
				
				
			tou
				τοῦ 
				the 
				Pronoun, Article, Genitive Singular Masculine
			4151
				
				
			pneuma
				πνεῦμα 
				spirit 
				Noun, Accusative Singular Neuter
			5207
				
				
			huiōn
				υἱῶν 
				of the sons 
				Noun, Genitive Plural Masculine
			3588
				
				
			tou
				τοῦ 
				Pronoun, Article, Genitive Singular Masculine
			444
				
				
			anthrōpou
				ἀνθρώπου 
				of man, 
				Noun, Genitive Singular Masculine
			1487
				
				
			ei
				εἰ 
				if 
				Conjunction
			305
				
				
			anabainei
				ἀναβαίνει 
				it ascends 
				Verb, Present Active Indicative 3rd Singular
			1473
				
				
			auto
				αὐτὸ 
				itself 
				Pronoun, Demonstrative Accusative Singular Neuter
			507
				
				
			anō
				ἄνω, 
				upward? 
				Adverb
			2532
				
				
			kai
				καὶ 
				and 
				Conjunction
			3588
				
				
			tou
				τοῦ 
				the 
				Pronoun, Article, Genitive Singular Masculine
			4151
				
				
			pneuma
				πνεῦμα 
				spirit 
				Noun, Accusative Singular Neuter
			3588
				
				
			tou
				τοῦ 
				of the 
				Pronoun, Article, Genitive Singular Masculine
			2934
				
				
			ktēnous
				κτήνους 
				beast, 
				Noun, Genitive Singular Neuter
			1487
				
				
			ei
				εἰ 
				if 
				Conjunction
			2597
				
				
			katabainei
				καταβαίνει 
				it goes down 
				Verb, Present Active Indicative 3rd Singular
			1473
				
				
			auto
				αὐτὸ 
				itself 
				Pronoun, Demonstrative Accusative Singular Neuter
			2736
				
				
			katō
				κάτω 
				below 
				Adverb
			1519
				
				
			eis
				εἰς 
				into 
				Preposition
			3588
				
				
			tou
				τοῦ 
				the 
				Pronoun, Article, Genitive Singular Masculine
			1093
				
				
			gēn
				γῆν 
				earth? 
				Noun, Accusative Singular Feminine
			
Aleppo Codex
מי יודע רוח בני האדם העלה־היא למעלה ורוח הבהמה הירדת־היא למטה לארץ 
Biblia Hebraica Stuttgartensia
מִ֣י יֹודֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ 
Masoretic Text (1524)
מי יודע רוח בני האדם העלה היא למעלה ורוח הבהמה הירדת היא למטה לארץ
Westminster Leningrad Codex
מִ֣י יֹודֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ 
Greek Septuagint
καὶ τίς οἶδεν πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ εἰς ἄνω, καὶ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν 
Berean Study Bible
Who knows if the spirit of man ... rises ... upward and the spirit of the animal descends ... ... into the earth?
Who knows if the spirit of man ... rises ... upward and the spirit of the animal descends ... ... into the earth?
English Standard Version
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth
Who knows whether the spirit of man goes upward and the spirit of the beast goes down into the earth
Holman Christian Standard Version
Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?
Who knows if the spirit of people rises upward and the spirit of animals goes downward to the earth?
King James Version
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Lexham English Bible
For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heavenwhether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heavenwhether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
New American Standard Version
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
Who knows that the breath of man ascends upward and the breath of the beast descends downward to the earth?
World English Bible
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"