Ecclesiastes 3:2
a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,
BSB
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ASV
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
KJV
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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9 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| עֵ֥ת | 'et | a time | H6256 → |
| לָלֶ֖דֶת | la.Le.det | to bear a child | H3205 → |
| וְעֵ֣ת | ve.'Et | and a time | H6256 → |
| לָמ֑וּת | la.Mut | to die | H4191 → |
| עֵ֣ת | 'et | a time | H6256 → |
| לָטַ֔עַת | la.Ta.'at | to plant | H5193 → |
| וְעֵ֖ת | ve.'Et | and a time | H6256 → |
| לַעֲק֥וֹר | la.'a.Kor | to pluck up | H6131 → |
| נָטֽוּעַ׃ | na.Tu.a' | [what] is planted | H5193 → |
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