Ecclesiastes 3:21
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Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
In other translations
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
Hebrew words
מִיmiwho?H4310יוֹדֵעַyodea'[is] knowingH3045רוּחַruach[the] spirit ofH7307בְּנֵיbenei[the] children ofH1121הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120הָעֹלָהha'olahthat is going upH5927הִיאhi'itH1931לְמָעְלָהlema'elah<to> upwards <towards>H4605וְרוּחַveruachand [the] spirit ofH7307הַבְּהֵמָהhabehemahthe animal[s]H929הַיֹּרֶדֶתhaiyoredetthat is going downH3381הִיאhi'itH1931לְמַטָּהlematah<to> downwardsH4295לָאָרֶץ׃la'aretzto the earthH776
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