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OET-LV In/on/at/with_morning sow DOM seed_your and_at_the_evening do_not give_rest_to hands_your if/because not_you [are]_knowing[fn] where this will_it_succeed whether_this or this and_if both_of_them as_equal [be]_good.
11:6 Note: We agree with both BHS 1997 and BHQ on an unexpected reading.
UHB בַּבֹּ֨קֶר֙ זְרַ֣ע אֶת־זַרְעֶ֔ךָ וְלָעֶ֖רֶב אַל־תַּנַּ֣ח יָדֶ֑ךָ כִּי֩ אֵֽינְךָ֨ יוֹדֵ֜ע אֵ֣י זֶ֤ה יִכְשָׁר֙ הֲזֶ֣ה אוֹ־זֶ֔ה וְאִם־שְׁנֵיהֶ֥ם כְּאֶחָ֖ד טוֹבִֽים׃ ‡
(baboqer zəraˊ ʼet-zarˊekā vəlāˊereⱱ ʼal-tannaḩ yādekā kī ʼēynəkā yōdēˊ ʼēy zeh yikshār hₐzeh ʼō-zeh vəʼim-shənēyhem kəʼeḩād ţōⱱim.)
Key: khaki:verbs, red:negative.
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).
BrLXX Ἐν τῷ πρωῒ σπεῖρον τὸ σπέρμα σου, καὶ ἐν ἑσπέρᾳ μὴ ἀφέτω ἡ χείρ σου, ὅτι οὐ γινώσκεις ποῖον στοιχήσει, ἢ τοῦτο ἢ τοῦτο, καὶ ἐὰν τὰ δύο ἐπιτοαυτὸ ἀγαθά.
(En tōi prōi speiron to sperma sou, kai en hespera maʸ afetō haʸ ⱪeir sou, hoti ou ginōskeis poion stoiⱪaʸsei, aʸ touto aʸ touto, kai ean ta duo epitoauto agatha. )
BrTr In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening let not thine hand be slack: for thou knowest not what sort shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether both shall be good alike.
ULT In the morning sow your seed, and in the evening, do not let your hand rest, for you are not knowing whether this one will prosper—this one or this one?—or whether the two of them as one will be good.
UST Start planting your seeds in the morning,
⇔ and do not stop planting them until the evening,
⇔ because you do not know which ones will grow better,
⇔ the ones you plant in the morning or the ones you plant later in the day,
⇔ or whether both will grow well.
BSB Sow your seed in the morning,
⇔ and do not rest your hands in the evening,
⇔ for you do not know which will succeed,
⇔ whether this or that, or if both will equally prosper.
OEB In the morning sow thy seed,
⇔ And till evening rest not thy hand;
⇔ For thou knowest not which of the two shall prosper,
⇔ Or whether both shall be good alike.
WEBBE In the morning sow your seed,
⇔ and in the evening don’t withhold your hand;
⇔ for you don’t know which will prosper, whether this or that,
⇔ or whether they both will be equally good.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET Sow your seed in the morning,
⇔ and do not stop working until the evening;
⇔ for you do not know which activity will succeed –
⇔ whether this one or that one, or whether both will prosper equally.
LSV In the morning sow your seed,
And at evening do not withdraw your hand,
For you do not know which is right, this or that,
Or whether both of them alike [are] good.
FBV In the morning, sow your seed. In the evening, don't stop. For you have no way of knowing which crop will grow well—one may be profitable, or the other—or maybe both.
T4T ⇔ Start planting your seeds in the morning,
⇔ and do not stop planting them until the evening,
⇔ because you do not know which ones will grow better,
⇔ the ones you plant in the morning or the ones you plant later in the day,
⇔ or whether both will grow well.
LEB • and do not let your hands rest in the evening, • for you do not know what will prosper— • whether this or that, or whether both of them alike will succeed.
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BBE In the morning put your seed into the earth, and till the evening let not your hand be at rest; because you are not certain which will do well, this or that — or if the two will be equally good.
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
ASV In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
DRA In the morning sow thy seed, and In the evening let not thy hand cease: for thou knowest not which may rather spring up, this or that: and if both together, it shall be the better.
YLT In the morning sow thy seed, And at even withdraw not thy hand, For thou knowest not which is right, this or that, Or whether both of them alike [are] good.
Drby In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand; for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
RV In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not which shall prosper, whether this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
Wbstr In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thy hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
KJB-1769 In the morning sow thy seed, and in the evening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.[fn]
(In the morning sow thy/your seed, and in the evening withhold not thine/your hand: for thou/you knowest/know not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good. )
11.6 shall prosper: Heb. shall be right
KJB-1611 [fn]In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening withhold not thine hand: for thou knowest not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.
(In the morning sowe thy/your seed, and in the evening withhold not thine/your hand: for thou/you knowest/know not whether shall prosper, either this or that, or whether they both shall be alike good.)
11:6 Heb. shall be right.
Bshps Ceasse not thou therefore with thy handes to sowe thy seede, whether it be in the morning or in the euening: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.
(Ceasse not thou/you therefore with thy/your hands to sowe thy/your seed, whether it be in the morning or in the evening: for thou/you knowest/know not whether this or that shall prosper, and if they both take, it is the better.)
Gnva In the morning sowe thy seede, and in the euening let not thine hand rest: for thou knowest not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shalbe a like good.
(In the morning sowe thy/your seed, and in the evening let not thine/your hand rest: for thou/you knowest/know not whither shall prosper, this or that, or whether both shall be a like good. )
Cvdl Cease not thou therfore with thy handes to sowe thy sede, whether it be in ye mornynge or in the euenynge: for thou knowest not whether this or that shall prospere, & yf they both take, it is the better.
(Cease not thou/you therefore with thy/your hands to sowe thy/your seed, whether it be in ye/you_all morning or in the eveninge: for thou/you knowest/know not whether this or that shall prospere, and if they both take, it is the better.)
Wycl Eerli sowe thi seed, and thin hond ceesse not in the euentid; for thou woost not, what schal come forth more, this ethir that; and if euer eithir cometh forth togidere, it schal be the betere.
(Eerli sowe thy/your seed, and thin hand cease not in the euentid; for thou/you woost not, what shall come forth more, this ethir that; and if ever eithir cometh/comes forth together, it shall be the betere.)
Luth Frühe sähe deinen Samen und laß deine Hand des Abends nicht ab; denn du weißt nicht, ob dies oder das geraten wird; und ob es beides geriete, so wäre es desto besser.
(Frühe sähe deinen seed/seeds and let your hand the Abends not ab; because you weißt not, ob this/these or the geraten wird; and ob it beides geriete, so wäre it desto besser.)
ClVg Mane semina semen tuum, et vespere ne cesset manus tua: quia nescis quid magis oriatur, hoc aut illud; et si utrumque simul, melius erit.][fn]
(Stay semina seed tuum, and vespere not cesset hands tua: because nescis quid magis oriatur, this aut illud; and when/but_if utrumque simul, melius will_be.] )
11.6 Mane semina semen tuum, etc. ID. Omni tempore, scilicet a mane in vesperum, et e converso: vel in pueritia et in senectute. Qui enim perseverat, salvabitur.
11.6 Stay semina seed tuum, etc. ID. Omni tempore, scilicet from mane in vesperum, and e converso: or in pueritia and in senectute. Who because perseverat, will_saveur.
11:1-6 All profitable activity involves risk. We must act as wisely as we can and trust God for the result.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / synecdoche
(Occurrence 0) work with your hands
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,morning sow DOM seed,your and,at_the,evening not rest hands,your that/for/because/then/when not,you know where? this succeed whether,this or this and=if both_of=them as,equal good )
Here “hands” represents the whole person. Alternate translation: “keep on working”
Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / doublet
(Occurrence 0) whether morning or evening, or this or that
(Some words not found in UHB: in/on/at/with,morning sow DOM seed,your and,at_the,evening not rest hands,your that/for/because/then/when not,you know where? this succeed whether,this or this and=if both_of=them as,equal good )
These two phrases mean basically the same thing and emphasize that the person’s work may prosper, no matter what time he has done it. Alternate translation: “whether the seed that you planted in the morning or the seed that you planted in the evening” (See also: figs-ellipsis)