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Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in English

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Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in American Standard Version (1901)

6 I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared;
7 I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;
Ecclesiastes 2 in American Standard Version (1901)

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

6 I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
7 I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in King James Version + Apocrypha

6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
Ecclesiastes 2 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in King James (Authorized) Version

6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
Ecclesiastes 2 in King James (Authorized) Version

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

6 I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
7 I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

ECCLESIASTES 2:6-7 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

6 I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the forest where trees were reared:
7 I bought menservants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem:
ECCLESIASTES 2 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Translation for Translators

6 I told them to build reservoirs to store water to irrigate the fruit trees.
7 I bought male and female slaves, and babies who later became my slaves were born in my palace. I also owned more livestock than any of the previous kings in Jerusalem had owned.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Translation for Translators

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

6 I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
7 I got servants and maidens, and servants were born to me in the house: also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World English Bible (Catholic)

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Bible in Basic English

6 I made pools to give water for the woods with their young trees.
7 I got men-servants and women-servants, and they gave birth to sons and daughters in my house. I had great wealth of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Bible in Basic English

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Darby Translation

6 I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood, where the trees are reared.
7 I acquired servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that had been in Jerusalem before me.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Douay-Rheims 1899

6 And I made me ponds of water, to water therewith the wood of the young trees,
7 I got me menservants, and maidservants, and had a great family: and herds of oxen, and great flocks of sheep, above all that were before me in Jerusalem:
Ecclesiastes 2 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Free Bible Version

6 I constructed for myself reservoirs to water all these growing trees.
7 I bought male and female slaves, and their children also belonged to me. I also owned many herds and flocks, more than anyone in Jerusalem before me.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Free Bible Version

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Geneva Bible 1599

6 I haue made me cisternes of water, to water therewith the woods that growe with trees.
7 I haue gotten seruants and maides, and had children borne in the house: also I had great possession of beeues and sheepe aboue all that were before me in Ierusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

6 I made me pools of water, to water therefrom the wood springing up with trees;
7 I acquired men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all that were before me in Jerusalem;
Ecclesiastes 2 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

6 I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7 I got me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
Ecclesiastes 2 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

6 I made myself pools of water, to water therewith the forest overgrown with trees;
7 I bought men-servants and maid-servants, and I had likewise those born in my house; I had also great possessions of cattle and flocks above all that had been before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

6 I made me pools of water, To water from them the timber-bearing wood.
7 I got servants and maidens, And servants were born to me in the house: Also I had abundant possession of flocks and herds, Beyond all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in George Noyes Bible

6 I made me pools of water, with which to water the grove shooting up trees.
7 I got me men-servants and maid-servants, and had servants born in my house. I had also great possessions of herds and flocks, more than all who were in Jerusalem before me.
Ecclesiastes 2 in George Noyes Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Unlocked Literal Bible

6 I created pools of water to water a forest where trees were grown.
7 I purchased male slaves and female slaves; I had slaves born in my palace. I also had large herds and flocks of livestock, much more than any king who ruled before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World English Bible

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World English Bible British Edition

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World English Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Noah Webster Bible

6 I made me pools of water, to water with them the wood that bringeth forth trees:
7 I procured me servants and maidens, and had servants born in my house; also I had great possessions of great and small cattle above all that were in Jerusalem before me:
Ecclesiastes 2 in Noah Webster Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World Messianic Bible

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World Messianic Bible

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

6 I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.
7 I bought male servants and female servants, and had servants born in my house. I also had great possessions of herds and flocks, above all who were before me in Jerusalem.
Ecclesiastes 2 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

6 and I made cisterns of waters, for to water the wood of the trees growing.
7 I had in possession servants and handmaids; and I had much meine, and droves of great beasts, and great flocks of sheep, over all men that were before me in Jerusalem.

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

6 and I made cisterns of waters, for to water the wood of the trees growing. (and I made water cisterns, to water the trees growing in the woods, or in the groves.)
7 I had in possession servants and handmaids; and I had much household, and droves of great beasts, and great flocks of sheep, over all men that were before me in Jerusalem. (I had in possession servants and servantesses or male and female slaves; and I had many slaves born in my house, and herds of great beasts, and great flocks of sheep, yea, more than all those who came before me in Jerusalem.)

Ecclesiastes 2:6-7 in Young's Literal Translation

6 I made for me pools of water, to water from them a forest shooting forth trees.
7 I got men-servants, and maid-servants, and sons of the house were to me; also, I had much substance — herd and flock — above all who had been before me in Jerusalem.