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Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,
Ecclesiastes 3:5
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Original language and places

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)

עֵ֚ת לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ אֲבָנִ֔ים וְעֵ֖ת כְּנ֣וֹס אֲבָנִ֑ים עֵ֣ת לַחֲב֔וֹק וְעֵ֖ת לִרְחֹ֥ק מֵחַבֵּֽק׃

  1. עֵ֚ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  2. לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְle.hash.Likh“to throw away”
    Preposition + Verb, hiphil, infinitive construct, common · from שָׁלַךְ · “to throw” · Strong's H7993
  3. אֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.Nim“stones”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  4. וְעֵ֖תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  5. כְּנ֣וֹסke.Nos“to gather”
    Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from כָּנַס · “to gather” · Strong's H3664
  6. אֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.Nim“stones”
    Noun, masculine, plural, absolute · from אֶ֫בֶן · “stone” · Strong's H0068G
  7. עֵ֣ת'et“a time”
    Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  8. לַחֲב֔וֹקla.cha.Vok“to embrace”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from חָבַק · “to embrace” · Strong's H2263
  9. וְעֵ֖תve.'Et“and a time”
    Conjunction + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from עֵת · “time” · Strong's H6256
  10. לִרְחֹ֥קlir.Chok“to be far”
    Preposition + Verb, qal, infinitive construct, common · from רָחַק · “to remove” · Strong's H7368
  11. מֵחַבֵּֽק׃me.cha.Bek“from embracing”
    Preposition + Verb, piel, infinitive construct, common · from חָבַק · “to embrace” · Strong's H2263
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)