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Ecclesiastes 6:5

Moreover he hath not seen the sun, nor known any thing: this hath more rest than the other.

KJV

Non vidit solem, neque cognovit distantiam boni et mali.

Vulgate

καί γε ἥλιον οὐκ εἶδεν, καὶ οὐκ ἔγνω ἀναπαύσεις τούτῳ ὑπὲρ τοῦτον.

LXX

moreover it hath not seen the sun nor known it; this hath rest rather than the other:

ASV

גַּם שֶׁ֥מֶשׁ לֹא רָאָ֖ה וְ/לֹ֣א יָדָ֑ע נַ֥חַת לָ/זֶ֖ה מִ/זֶּֽה

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

7 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
זֶּֽה
zh
pronoun · 1173×
יָדְע֖וּ
yd'v
verb · 944×
יַּ֣רְא
yr'
verb · 1312×
לֹ֣א
l'
proper_noun · 5171×
נַ֥חַת
ncht
noun · 8×
שָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shmsh
noun · 132×

Historic Christian voices

2 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Eccl 11:7 — Truly the light is sweet, and a pleasant thing it is for the eyes to behold the sun: