ECC 12:9 Parallel Verse View

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Key: khaki:verbs.
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BrLXX Καὶ περισσὸν ὅτι ἐγένετο Ἐκκλησιαστὴς σοφὸς, ὅτι ἐδίδαξε γνῶσιν σὺν τὸν ἄνθρωπον, καὶ οὖς ἐξιχνιάσεται κόσμιον παραβολῶν.
(Kai perisson hoti egeneto Ekklaʸsiastaʸs sofos, hoti edidaxe gnōsin sun ton anthrōpon, kai ous exiⱪniasetai kosmion parabolōn. )

BrTr And because the Preacher was wise above others, so it was that he taught man excellent knowledge, and the ear will trace out the parables.

ULT Besides the fact that Qoheleth was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and he weighed, and he searched. He ordered many proverbs.

UST I, the Teacher, was considered to be a very wise man, and I taught the people many things. I assembled and wrote down many proverbs, and I carefully thought about them and put them in order.

BSB Not only was the Teacher wise, but he also taught the people knowledge; he pondered, searched out, and arranged many proverbs.

OEB The Speaker, besides being wise, further instructed the people in knowledge, weighing and searching it out, and arranging it in the form of copious proverbs.

WEBBE Further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

WMBB Further, because Kohelet[fn] was wise, he still taught the people knowledge. Yes, he pondered, sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

12:9 the Preacher (or, Assembler)

NET Not only was the Teacher wise,
⇔ but he also taught knowledge to the people;
⇔ he carefully evaluated and arranged many proverbs.

LSV And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out—he made right many allegories.

FBV Not only was the Teacher a wise man, he also taught what he knew to others. He thought about many proverbs, studying them and arranging them.

T4T I was considered to be a very wise man, and I taught the people many things. I assembled/collected and wrote down many proverbs, and I carefully thought about and studied them.

LEB No LEB ECC book available

BBE And because the Preacher was wise he still gave the people knowledge; searching out, testing, and putting in order a great number of wise sayings.

Moff No Moff ECC book available

JPS And besides that Koheleth was wise, he also taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

ASV And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

DRA And whereas Ecclesiastes was very wise, he taught the people, and declared the things that he had done: and seeking out, he set forth many parables.

YLT And further, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, and gave ear, and sought out — he made right many similes.

Drby And moreover, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; and he pondered, and sought out, [and] set in order many proverbs.

RV And further, because the Preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he pondered, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

SLT And besides, the preacher was wise; he yet taught the people knowledge; and he gave ear, and sought out, setting in order many parables.

Wbstr And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge: yes, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.

KJB-1769 And moreover, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs.[fn]
(And moreover/what's_more, because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge; yea, he gave good heed, and sought out, and set in order many proverbs. )

12.9 moreover…: or, the more wise the preacher was, etc

KJB-1611 [fn]And moreouer because the preacher was wise, he still taught the people knowledge, yea he gaue good heed, and sought out, and set in order many prouerbes.
(Modernised spelling is same as from KJB-1769 above, apart from punctuation and footnotes)

12:9 Or, the more wise the Preacher was, &c.

Bshps No Bshps ECC book available

Gnva And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to heare, and searched foorth, and prepared many parables.
(And the more wise the Preacher was, the more he taught the people knowledge, and caused them to hear, and searched forth, and prepared many parables. )

Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available

Wycl No Wycl ECC book available

Luth No Luth ECC book available

ClVg [Cumque esset sapientissimus Ecclesiastes, docuit populum, et enarravit quæ fecerat; et investigans composuit parabolas multas.
([And_when was sapientissimus Preacher, docuit the_people, and enarravit which had_done; and investigans composuit parabolas fines. )

RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available

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