Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleWho knows if the spirit of man rises upward and the spirit of the animal descends into the earth? Young's Literal Translation Who knoweth the spirit of the sons of man that is going up on high, and the spirit of the beast that is going down below to the earth? King James Bible Who knoweth the spirit of man that goeth upward, and the spirit of the beast that goeth downward to the earth? Hebrew Whoמִ֣י (mî) Interrogative Strong's 4310: Who?, whoever, in oblique construction with prefix, suffix knows יוֹדֵ֗עַ (yō·w·ḏê·a‘) Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine singular Strong's 3045: To know if the spirit ר֚וּחַ (rū·aḥ) Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of man בְּנֵ֣י (bə·nê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 1121: A son rises הָעֹלָ֥ה (hā·‘ō·lāh) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 5927: To ascend, in, actively upward לְמָ֑עְלָה (lə·mā·‘ə·lāh) Preposition-l | Adverb | third person feminine singular Strong's 4605: The upper part, with prefix upward, above, overhead, from the top and the spirit וְר֙וּחַ֙ (wə·rū·aḥ) Conjunctive waw | Noun - common singular construct Strong's 7307: Wind, breath, exhalation, life, anger, unsubstantiality, a region of the sky, spirit of the animal הַבְּהֵמָ֔ה (hab·bə·hê·māh) Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 929: A dumb beast, any large quadruped, animal descends הַיֹּרֶ֥דֶת (hay·yō·re·ḏeṯ) Article | Verb - Qal - Participle - feminine singular Strong's 3381: To come or go down, descend into the earth? לָאָֽרֶץ׃ (lā·’ā·reṣ) Preposition-l, Article | Noun - feminine singular Strong's 776: Earth, land |