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Ecclesiastes 12:7 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
Then shall the dust return to the earth as it was: and the spirit shall return unto God who gave it.
American Standard Version (ASV)
and the dust returneth to the earth as it was, and the spirit returneth unto God who gave it.
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
And the dust goes back to the earth as it was, and the spirit goes back to God who gave it.
Darby English Bible (DBY)
and the dust return to the earth as it was, and the spirit return unto God who gave it.
World English Bible (WEB)
And the dust returns to the earth as it was, And the spirit returns to God who gave it.
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
And the dust returneth to the earth as it was, And the spirit returneth to God who gave it.
| Then shall the dust | וְיָשֹׁ֧ב | wĕyāšōb | veh-ya-SHOVE |
| return | הֶעָפָ֛ר | heʿāpār | heh-ah-FAHR |
| to | עַל | ʿal | al |
| the earth | הָאָ֖רֶץ | hāʾāreṣ | ha-AH-rets |
| was: it as | כְּשֶׁהָיָ֑ה | kĕšehāyâ | keh-sheh-ha-YA |
| and the spirit | וְהָר֣וּחַ | wĕhārûaḥ | veh-ha-ROO-ak |
| return shall | תָּשׁ֔וּב | tāšûb | ta-SHOOV |
| unto | אֶל | ʾel | el |
| God | הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים | hāʾĕlōhîm | ha-ay-loh-HEEM |
| who | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | ʾăšer | uh-SHER |
| gave | נְתָנָֽהּ׃ | nĕtānāh | neh-ta-NA |