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OET-LV Who [is]_knowing the_spirit of_the_children the_humankind the_ascends it to_upward and_spirit the_cattle/livestock the_goes it to_downward to_the_earth.
UHB מִ֣י יוֹדֵ֗עַ ר֚וּחַ בְּנֵ֣י הָאָדָ֔ם הָעֹלָ֥ה הִ֖יא לְמָ֑עְלָה וְר֨וּחַ֙ הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת הִ֖יא לְמַ֥טָּה לָאָֽרֶץ׃ ‡
(miy yōdēˊa rūaḩ bənēy hāʼādām hāˊolāh hiyʼ ləmāˊəlāh vərūaḩ habəhēmāh hayyoredet hiyʼ ləmaţţāh lāʼāreʦ.)
Key: yellow:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
ULT Who knows that the spirit of the sons of humanity, it is the one going up, upwards, and the spirit of the animal, it is the one going down, downwards to the earth?
UST No one knows for sure that when we die, our souls go up to heaven and the souls of animals go down to the place where the dead are.”
BSB § Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
OEB and to the dust they shall all return. Who can tell whether the human spirit goes upward and the
WEB Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
NET Who really knows if the human spirit ascends upward,
⇔ and the animal’s spirit descends into the earth?
LSV Who knows 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?
FBV Who really knows whether the breath of life[fn] of human beings goes up above, and the breath of life of animals goes down below to the earth?
3:21 “Breath of life”: or “spirit.”
T4T 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.”
LEB For no one knows whether the spirit of a human ascends to heaven and whether the spirit of the beast descends to the ground!
BBE 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?
MOF No MOF ECC book available
JPS Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
ASV Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
DRA Who knoweth if the spirit of the children of Adam ascend upward, and if the spirit of the beasts descend downward?
YLT 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?
DBY 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?
RV Who knoweth the spirit of man whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast whether it goeth downward to the earth?
WBS Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
KJB Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?[fn][fn]
(Who knowth/knows the spirit of man that goeth/goes upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth/goes downward to the earth?)
BB Who knoweth the spirite of man that goeth vpwarde, & the breath of the beast that goeth downe to the earth?
(Who knowth/knows the spirit of man that goeth/goes upwarde, and the breath of the beast that goeth/goes down to the earth?)
GNV Who knoweth whether the spirit of man ascend vpward, and the spirit of the beast descend downeward to the earth?
(Who knowth/knows whether the spirit of man ascend upward, and the spirit of the beast descend downward to the earth? )
CB Who knoweth the sprete of man yt goeth vpwarde, and the breth of the beest yt goeth downe in to the earth?
(Who knowth/knows the spirit of man it goeth/goes upwarde, and the breth of the beast/animal it goeth/goes down in to the earth?)
WYC Who knowith, if the spirit of the sones of Adam stieth vpward, and if the spirit of beestis goith dounward?
(Who knowith, if the spirit of the sons of Adam stieth upward, and if the spirit of beasts/animals goeth/goes downward?)
LUT Wer weiß, ob der Odem der Menschen aufwärts fahre und der Odem des Viehes unterwärts unter die Erde fahre?
(Who weiß, ob the Odem the Menschen aufwärts fahre and the Odem the Viehes unterwärts under the earth fahre?)
CLV Quis novit si spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum, et si spiritus jumentorum descendat deorsum?[fn]
(Who novit when/but_if spiritus filiorum Adam ascendat sursum, and when/but_if spiritus yumentorum descendat deorsum?)
3.21 Quis novit. ID. Non dicit, etc., usque ad et rei quasi dubiæ certus assertor sit. Deorsum. Ad inferos. Fieri enim potest ut cito mutentur, et sæpe qui docti videbantur, ad inferos ducuntur; et simplices rustici coronantur.
3.21 Who novit. ID. Non dicit, etc., usque to and rei as_if dubiæ certus assertor sit. Deorsum. Ad inferos. Fieri because potest as cito mutentur, and sæpe who docti videbantur, to inferos ducuntur; and simplices rustici coronantur.
BRN 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?
BrLXX Καὶ τίς εἶδε πνεῦμα υἱῶν τοῦ ἀνθρώπου, εἰ ἀναβαίνει αὐτὸ ἄνω; καὶ τὸ πνεῦμα τοῦ κτήνους, εἰ καταβαίνει αὐτὸ κάτω εἰς γῆν;
(Kai tis eide pneuma huiōn tou anthrōpou, ei anabainei auto anō? kai to pneuma tou ktaʸnous, ei katabainei auto katō eis gaʸn? )
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / rquestion
(Occurrence 0) Who knows whether the spirit … into the earth?
(Some words not found in UHB: who? knows spirit sons_of the=humankind the,ascends she/it to,upward, and=spirit the=cattle/livestock the,goes she/it to,downward to_the,earth )
The author asks this rhetorical question to emphasize that no one truly knows what happens after people and animals die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could express this question as a statement. Alternate translation: “No one knows whether the spirit … into the earth.”