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Ecclesiastes 3:5 Interlinear

“A time to cast away stones A time to gather stones A time from embracing A time to refrain from embracing”

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Ecclesiastes 3 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְעֵ֖ת	H6256	A time	time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
2	לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ	H7993	to cast away	to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively)
3	אֲבָנִ֑ים	H68	stones	a stone
4	וְעֵ֖ת	H6256	A time	time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
5	כְּנ֣וֹס	H3664	to gather	to collect; hence, to enfold
6	אֲבָנִ֑ים	H68	stones	a stone
7	וְעֵ֖ת	H6256	A time	time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
8	מֵחַבֵּֽק׃	H2263	from embracing	to clasp (the hands or in embrace)
9	וְעֵ֖ת	H6256	A time	time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc
10	לִרְחֹ֥ק	H7368	to refrain	to widen (in any direction), i.e., (intransitively) recede or (transitively) remove (literally or figuratively, of place or relation)
11	מֵחַבֵּֽק׃	H2263	from embracing	to clasp (the hands or in embrace)

Ecclesiastes 3:5 (current)A time to cast away stones A time to gather stones A time from embracing A time to refrain from embracing