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Ecclesiastes 2:6

I made myself pools of water, to water the forest where trees were grown.

Parallel Translations

LXXView canonical →
I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Brenton's Septuagint Translation
LXX2012View canonical →
I made me pools of water, to water from them the timber-bearing wood.
Septuagint in American English (2012)
KJVView canonical →
I made me pools of water, to water therewith the wood that bringeth forth trees:
King James Version

Cross References

Nehemiah 2:14Psalms 1:3Jeremiah 17:8Song of Solomon 7:4

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