In Ecclesiastes 3 of Ecclesiastes .
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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עֵ֤ת et when עֵ֤ת et when עֵת noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary form H6256 time, 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. לַהֲרוֹג֙ laharog to destroy לַהֲרוֹג֙ laharog to destroy הָרַג preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to destroy”, the to-form of the verb H2026 to smite with deadly intent destroy, out of hand, kill, murder(-er), put to (death), make (slaughter), slay(-er), [idiom] surely. וְעֵ֣ת veet and when וְעֵ֣ת veet and when עֵת conjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and when”, the ordinary form H6256 time, 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. לִרְפּ֔וֹא lirpo to cure לִרְפּ֔וֹא lirpo to cure רָפָא preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to cure”, the to-form of the verb H7495 properly, to mend (by stitching), i.e. (figuratively) to cure cure, (cause to) heal, physician, repair, [idiom] thoroughly, make whole. See H7503 (רָפָה). עֵ֥ת et when עֵ֥ת et when עֵת noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “when”, the ordinary form H6256 time, 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. לִפְר֖וֹץ lifrots to break לִפְר֖וֹץ lifrots to break פָּרַץ preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to break”, the to-form of the verb H6555 to break out (in many applications, direct and indirect, literal and figurative) [idiom] abroad, (make a) breach, break (away, down, -er, forth, in, up), burst out, come (spread) abroad, compel, disperse, grow, increase, open, press, scatter, urge. וְעֵ֥ת veet and when וְעֵ֥ת veet and when עֵת conjunction, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “and when”, the ordinary form H6256 time, 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. לִבְנֽוֹת ׃ livnot to build לִבְנֽוֹת livnot to build בָּנָה preposition, verb, qal, infinitive construct — “to build”, the to-form of the verb H1129 to build (literally and figuratively) (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), [idiom] surely. Jewish translation (JPS 1917)
A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
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American Standard Version (1901) a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Young’s Literal Translation A time to slay, And a time to heal, A time to break down, And a time to build up.
World English Bible a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Darby Translation A time to kill, and a time to heal; A time to break down, and a time to build up;
Douay-Rheims A time to kill, and a time to heal. A time to destroy, and a time to build.
Jewish Publication Society (1917) A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up;
Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English a time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to pull down, and a time to build up;
Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851) Καιρὸς τοῦ ἀποκτεῖναι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ ἰάσασθαι, καιρὸς τοῦ καθελεῖν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ οἰκοδομεῖν·
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