Berean Standard Bible
“Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?”
Right after observing that humans and animals both die, the Teacher poses a question in Ecclesiastes 3:21 about what happens to their spirits. It is part of his honest look at what can and cannot be known from life under the sun.
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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)
Who knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth?
World English Bible (WEB)
Who knows the spirit of man, whether it goes upward, and the spirit of the animal, whether it goes downward to the earth?”
King James Version (KJV)
Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth?
American Standard Version (ASV)
Who knoweth the spirit of man, whether it goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast, whether it goeth downward to the earth?
Bible in Basic English (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?
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)
¿Quién sabe que el espíritu de los hijos de los hombres suba arriba, y que el espíritu del animal descienda debajo de la tierra?
Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)
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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)
Pues ¿quién podrá demostrar que el espíritu del ser humano va a lo alto y que el de los animales desciende al polvo?
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