Ecclesiastes 3:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Allהַכֹּ֥ל
(hak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
goהֹולֵ֖ךְ
(ho·v·lech)
1980: to go, come, walka prim. root
to the sameאֶחָ֑ד
(e·chad;)
259: onea prim. card. number
place.מָקֹ֣ום
(ma·ko·vm)
4725: a standing place, placefrom qum
Allהַכֹּל֙
(hak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
cameהָיָ֣ה
(ha·yah)
1961: to fall out, come to pass, become, bea prim. root
from the dustהֶֽעָפָ֔ר
(he·'a·far,)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
and allוְהַכֹּ֖ל
(ve·hak·kol)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
returnשָׁ֥ב
(shav)
7725: to turn back, returna prim. root
to the dust.הֶעָפָֽר׃
(he·'a·far.)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
All go
halak  (haw-lak')
to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively)
unto one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
place
maqowm  (maw-kome')
a standing, i.e. a spot; but used widely of a locality (general or specific); also (figuratively) of a condition (of body or mind)
all are of the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
and all turn
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
to dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
again
shuwb  (shoob)
to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
All go to the same place. All came from the dust and all return to the dust.

King James Bible
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
All are going to the same place; all come from dust, and all return to dust.

International Standard Version
All of them go to one place: all of them originate from dust, and all of them return to dust.

NET Bible
Both go to the same place, both come from the dust, and to dust both return.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All [life] goes to the same place. All [life] comes from the ground, and all of it goes back to the ground.

King James 2000 Bible
All go unto one place; all are of the dust, and all turn to dust again.
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