Protestantism
English
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.1
- acceptable…: Heb. words of delight
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
The preacher sought to find out pleasing words, and, written by the upright, words of truth.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words; and that which was written is upright, words of truth.
The Preacher sought to finde out pleasant wordes, and an vpright writing, euen the wordes of trueth.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written uprightly-words of truth.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
The Preacher made search for words which were pleasing, but his writing was in words upright and true.
The Teacher searched to find delightful sayings and to record accurate words of truth.1
- Or and sought to write what was upright and true
Koheleth sought to find out words of delight, and that which was written uprightly, even words of truth.
The preacher sought to find willing words and upright writings, [even] words of truth.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
The Teacher1 sought to find delightful words,2 and he wrote3 what is upright—truthful words.
- Hebrew “Qohelet”
- Hebrew “words of delight”
- The MT reads the term passively, “what is written,” but an alternate textual tradition reads, “and he wrote”
The Preacher sought to find out pleasing words; and words of truth written on uprightness.
The preacher sought to find out pleasing words; and words of truth written by the upright.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and that which was written blamelessly, words of truth.
The Preacher sought to find out acceptable words, and to write correctly words of truth.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.1
- acceptable…: Heb. words of delight.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
The Proclaimer sought to find out words giving delight, and to note down rightly, the words of truth.
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.1
- acceptable...: Heb. words of delight
The preacher sought to find out acceptable words: and that which was written was upright, even words of truth.
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