Ecclesiastes 7:29
Bible › Ecclesiastes › Chapter 7 › Verse 29
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
In other translations
Lo, this only have I found, that God hath made man upright; but they have sought out many inventions.Only this have I found: I have discovered that God made men upright, but they have sought out many schemes.”
Hebrew words
לְבַדlevad<to> onlyH905רְאֵה־re'eh-considerH7200זֶהzehthisH2088מָצָאתִיmatzatiI have foundH4672אֲשֶׁר'asherthatH834עָשָׂה'asahhe madeH6213הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430אֶת־'et-<obj.>H853הָאָדָםha'adam<the> humankindH120יָשָׁרyasharuprightH3477וְהֵמָּהvehemahand theyH1992בִקְשׁוּvikshuthey have soughtH1245חִשְּׁבֹנוֹתchishevonotschemesH2810רַבִּים׃rabimmanyH7227
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