King James Version

Ecclesiastes 3:2

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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עֵ֥תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לָלֶ֖דֶתlaledetto bearיָלַדpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to bear”, the to-form of the verbH3205to bear young; causatively, to beget; medically, to act as midwife; specifically, to show lineagebear, beget, birth(-day), born, (make to) bring forth (children, young), bring up, calve, child, come, be delivered (of a child), time of delivery, gender, hatch, labour, (do the office of a) midwife, declare pedigrees, be the son of, (wom…וְעֵ֣תveetand whenעֵתconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לָמ֑וּתlamutto dieמוּתpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to die”, the to-form of the verbH4191to die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill[idiom] at all, [idiom] crying, (be) dead (body, man, one), (put to, worthy of) death, destroy(-er), (cause to, be like to, must) die, kill, necro(-mancer), [idiom] must needs, slay, [idiom] surely, [idiom] very suddenly, [idiom] in (no) w…עֵ֣תetwhenעֵתnoun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לָטַ֔עַתlataatto plantנָטַעpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to plant”, the to-form of the verbH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).וְעֵ֖תveetand whenעֵתconjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and when”, the ordinary formH6256time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.[phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.לַעֲק֥וֹרlaaqorto pluck upעָקַרpreposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to pluck up”, the to-form of the verbH6131to pluck up (especially by the roots); specifically, to hamstring; figuratively, to exterminatedig down, hough, pluck up, root up.נָטֽוּעַnatuaplantנָטַעverb, qal, passive participle, absolute — “plant”, a verb used as a describing wordH5193properly, to strike in, i.e. fix; specifically, to plant (literally or figuratively)fastened, plant(-er).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

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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American Standard Version (1901)

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Young’s Literal Translation

A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.

World English Bible

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Darby Translation

A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Douay-Rheims

A time to be born and a time to die. A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

A time of birth, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up what has been planted;

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Καιρὸς τοῦ τεκεῖν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἀποθανεῖν, καιρὸς τοῦ φυτεῦσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἐκτίλαι τὸ πεφυτευμένον·

American Standard Version (1901)

Young’s Literal Translation

World English Bible

Darby Translation

Douay-Rheims

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

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