Verse 21

Who knows the spirit of man that goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goes downward to the earth?

Other Translations

• GT, oversatt fra Hebraisk

  Hvem vet om menneskenes ånd stiger opp, og dyrenes ånd synker ned til jorden?

• Moderne oversettelse av Bibelen fra 1611 KJV med hebraisk kontekst

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd stiger oppover, og dyrets ånd går nedover til jorden?

• Norsk King James

  Hvem vet hva menneskets ånd gjør som går oppover, og hva dyrets ånd gjør som går ned til jorden?

• Modernisert Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvem vet om menneskenes ånd stiger oppover, og dyrenes ånd går nedover i jorden?

• Oversettelse av hebraiske Bibeltekster til moderne norsk bokmål

  Hvem vet om menneskenes ånd stiger oppover, og dyrenes ånd stiger nedover til jorden?

• Bibelen: En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd som stiger oppover, og dyrets ånd som går nedover til jorden?

• o3-mini KJV Norsk

  Hvem kan forstå menneskets ånd som stiger opp, og dyrenes ånd som går ned til jorden?

• En Moderne Oversettelse av King James Version 1611 (mar 2025)

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd som stiger oppover, og dyrets ånd som går nedover til jorden?

• Lingvistisk bibeloversettelse fra grunntekst

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd stiger oppover, og om dyrets ånd stiger nedover til jorden?

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and if the spirit of the animal goes down to the earth?

• biblecontext

  { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.3.21", "source": "מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֙וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃", "text": "Who *yôḏēaʿ* *rûaḥ* *bənê* the-*ʾāḏām* the-*ʿōlâ* *hîʾ* to-*māʿlâ* *wə*-*rûaḥ* the-*bəhēmâ* the-*yōreḏeṯ* *hîʾ* to-*maṭṭâ* to-the-*ʾāreṣ*", "grammar": { "*mî*": "interrogative pronoun - who", "*yôḏēaʿ*": "verb, qal active participle, masculine singular - knowing", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit of", "*bənê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - sons of", "*hā-ʾāḏām*": "definite article + noun, masculine singular - the man/mankind", "*hā-ʿōlâ*": "definite article + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular - the ascending", "*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun, feminine singular - she/it", "*lə*": "preposition - to/toward", "*māʿlâ*": "noun, feminine singular - upward/above", "*wə*": "conjunction - and", "*rûaḥ*": "noun, feminine singular construct - spirit of", "*ha-bəhēmâ*": "definite article + noun, feminine singular - the beast", "*ha-yōreḏeṯ*": "definite article + verb, qal active participle, feminine singular - the descending", "*hîʾ*": "personal pronoun, feminine singular - she/it", "*lə*": "preposition - to/toward", "*maṭṭâ*": "noun, feminine singular - downward/below", "*lā*": "preposition - to", "*ʾāreṣ*": "noun, feminine singular - earth/land" }, "variants": { "*yôḏēaʿ*": "knowing/perceiving/understanding", "*rûaḥ*": "spirit/breath/wind", "*bənê*": "sons/children/descendants", "*ʿōlâ*": "ascending/going up/rising", "*māʿlâ*": "upward/above/on high", "*bəhēmâ*": "beast/animal/cattle", "*yōreḏeṯ*": "descending/going down", "*maṭṭâ*": "downward/below/beneath", "*ʾāreṣ*": "earth/land/ground" } }

• GT, oversatt fra hebraisk Aug2024

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd går oppover og dyrets ånd går nedover til jorden?

• Original Norsk Bibel 1866

  Hvo fornemmer, at Menneskens Børns Aand, den farer høit op, og Dyrs Aand, at den farer ned under Jorden?

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

• KJV 1769 norsk

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd går oppover, og dyrets ånd går ned til jorden?

• Norsk oversettelse av Webster

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd stiger oppover, og dyrets ånd nedstiger til jorden?

• Norsk oversettelse av Youngs Literal Translation

  Hvem vet om menneskenes barns ånd går oppover, og om dyrets ånd går nedover til jorden?

• Norsk oversettelse av ASV1901

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd går oppover, og dyrets ånd om den går nedover til jorden?

• Norsk oversettelse av BBE

  Hvem vet om menneskets ånd stiger opp til himmelen, eller om dyrets ånd går ned i jorden?

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Who knoweth the sprete of man yt goeth vpwarde, and the breth of the beest yt goeth downe in to the earth?

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Who knoweth the spirite of man that goeth vpwarde, & the breath of the beast that goeth downe to the earth?

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth?

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Who is certain that the spirit of the sons of men goes up to heaven, or that the spirit of the beasts goes down to the earth?

• World English Bible (2000)

  Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?"

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward, and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?

Referenced Verses

• Eccl 12:7 : 7 Then the dust will return to the earth as it was, and the spirit will return to God who gave it.
• Luke 16:22-23 : 22 And it came to pass, that the beggar died, and was carried by the angels to Abraham's bosom: the rich man also died, and was buried; 23 And in hell he lifted up his eyes, being in torments, and saw Abraham afar off, and Lazarus in his bosom.
• John 14:3 : 3 And if I go and prepare a place for you, I will come again, and receive you to myself; that where I am, there you may be also.
• Acts 1:25 : 25 To take part in this ministry and apostleship from which Judas by transgression fell, that he might go to his own place.
• 2 Cor 5:1 : 1 For we know that if our earthly body, this tabernacle, is destroyed, we have a building from God, a house not made with hands, eternal in the heavens.
• 2 Cor 5:8 : 8 We are confident, I say, and prefer to be absent from the body and to be present with the Lord.
• Phil 1:23 : 23 For I am hard-pressed between the two, having a desire to depart and be with Christ, which is far better;