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Ecclesiastes 3:3

a time to kill and a time to heal, a time to break down and a time to build,
Ecclesiastes 3:3
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Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.

Original language (Hebrew)

עֵ֤ת לַהֲרוֹג֙ וְעֵ֣ת לִרְפּ֔וֹא עֵ֥ת לִפְר֖וֹץ וְעֵ֥ת לִבְנֽוֹת׃

  1. עֵ֤ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  2. לַהֲרוֹג֙la.ha.rOg“to kill”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from הָרַג · “to kill” · Strong's H2026
  3. וְעֵ֣תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  4. לִרְפּ֔וֹאlir.Po'“to heal”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָפָא · “to heal” · Strong's H7495
  5. עֵ֥ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  6. לִפְר֖וֹץlif.Rotz“to break down”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from פָּרַץ · “to break through” · Strong's H6555
  7. וְעֵ֥תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  8. לִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.Not“to build”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from בָּנָה · “to build” · Strong's H1129
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)