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Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in English

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Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in American Standard Version (1901)

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in American Standard Version (1901)

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

20 All go to one place; all were formed of the dust, and all will return to dust.
21 And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Brenton Septuagint Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in King James Version + Apocrypha

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in King James Version + Apocrypha

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in King James (Authorized) Version

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in King James (Authorized) Version

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

20 All go to one place; all were formed of the dust, and all will return to dust.
21 And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in American English 2012

ECCLESIASTES 3:20-21 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
ECCLESIASTES 3 in Revised Version with Apocrypha (1895)

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Translation for Translators

20 People and animals all die and are buried. We are all made of soil, and when we die, our corpses become soil again.
21 No one knows RHQ for sure that when we die, our souls/spirits go up to heaven and the souls/spirits of animals go down to the place where the dead are.”
Ecclesiastes 3 in Translation for Translators

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

20 All go to one place; all were formed of the dust, and all will return to dust.
21 And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, whether it goes upward? and the spirit of the beast, whether it goes downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in LXX2012: Septuagint in British/International English 2012

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World English Bible (Catholic)

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible (Catholic)

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible British Edition with Deuterocanon

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Bible in Basic English

20 All go to one place, all are of the dust, and all will be turned to dust again.
21 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?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Bible in Basic English

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Darby Translation

20 All go unto one place: all are of the dust, and all return to dust.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of the children of men? Doth it go upwards? and the spirit of the beasts, doth it go downwards to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Darby Translation

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Douay-Rheims 1899

20 And all things go to one place: of earth they were made, and into earth they return together.
21 Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Douay-Rheims 1899

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Free Bible Version

20 They all end up in the same place—they all came from dust, and they all return to dust.
21 Who really knows whether the breath of life of human beings goes up above, and the breath of life of animals goes down below to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Free Bible Version

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Geneva Bible 1599

20 All goe to one place, and all was of the dust, and all shall returne to the dust.
21 Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Geneva Bible 1599

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all return to dust.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in JPS TaNaKH 1917

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

20 All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in KJV Cambridge Paragraph Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

20 Every thing goeth unto one place: every thing came from the dust, and every thing returneth to the dust.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that ascendeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that descendeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Isaac Leeser Tanakh

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

20 All go to one place; All were formed of the dust, And all will return to dust.
21 And who has seen the spirit of the sons of man, Whether it goes upward? And the spirit of the beast, Whether it goes downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Updated Brenton English Septuagint

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Nyangumarta English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 don't exist in Nyangumarta English Bible.

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in George Noyes Bible

20 All go to one place; all are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of a beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in George Noyes Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Unlocked Literal Bible

20 Everything is going to the same place. Everything comes from the dust, and everything returns to the dust.
21 Who knows whether the spirit of mankind goes upward and the spirit of animals goes downward into the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Unlocked Literal Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World English Bible

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World English Bible British Edition

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World English Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Noah Webster Bible

20 All go to one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
Ecclesiastes 3 in Noah Webster Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World Messianic Bible

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World Messianic Bible

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

20 All go to one place. All are from the dust, and all turn to dust again.
21 Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
Ecclesiastes 3 in World Messianic Bible British Edition

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling

20 and all things go to one place; those be made of earth, and those turn again altogether into earth.
21 Who knoweth, if the spirits of the sons of Adam goeth upward, and if the spirits of beasts goeth downward?

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Wycliffe's Bible with Modern Spelling (Enhanced)

20 and all things go to one place; those be made of earth, and those turn again (al)together into earth. (and all things go to one place; they all be made of dust, or of dirt, and they shall all return to the dust, or to the dirt.)
21 Who knoweth, if the spirits of the sons of Adam goeth upward, and if the spirit(s) of beasts goeth downward? (Yet who knoweth, if the spirits of the sons and daughters of Adam go upward to heaven, and if the spirits of the beasts go downward into the ground? I do not know.)

Ecclesiastes 3:20-21 in Young's Literal Translation

20 The whole are going unto one place, the whole have been from the dust, and the whole are turning back unto the dust.
21 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?