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Ecclesiastes 4:12 Interlinear

“ prevail And if one against him two shall withstand cord him and a threefold is not quickly broken”

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Ecclesiastes 4 with commentary

Word-by-Word Analysis

#	Original	Strong's	English	Definition
1	וְאִֽם	H518		used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not
2	יִתְקְפוֹ֙	H8630	prevail	to overpower
3	הָאֶחָ֔ד	H259	And if one	properly, united, i.e., one; or (as an ordinal) first
4	הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם	H8147	against him two	two; also (as ordinal) twofold
5	יַעַמְד֣וּ	H5975	shall withstand	to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
6	נֶגְדּ֑וֹ	H5048		a front, i.e., part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or before
7	וְהַחוּט֙	H2339	cord	a string; by implication, a measuring tape
8	הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ	H8027	him and a threefold	to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years)
9	לֹ֥א	H3808		not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles
10	בִמְהֵרָ֖ה	H4120	is not quickly	properly, a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly
11	יִנָּתֵֽק׃	H5423	broken	to tear off

Ecclesiastes 4:12 (current) prevail And if one against him two shall withstand cord him and a threefold is not quickly broken