Ecclesiastes 3:7
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A timeעֵ֤ת
(et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to tear apartלִקְרֹ֙ועַ֙
(lik·ro·v·a')
7167: to teara prim. root
and a timeוְעֵ֣ת
(ve·'et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to sew together;לִתְפֹּ֔ור
(lit·po·vr,)
8609: to sew togethera prim. root
A timeעֵ֥ת
(et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to be silentלַחֲשֹׁ֖ות
(la·cha·sho·vt)
2814: to be silent, inactive, or stilla prim. root
and a timeוְעֵ֥ת
(ve·'et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to speak.לְדַבֵּֽר׃
(le·dab·ber.)
1696: to speaka prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to rend
qara`  (kaw-rah')
to rend, literally or figuratively (revile, paint the eyes, as if enlarging them) -- cut out, rend, surely, tear.
and a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to sew
taphar  (taw-far')
to sew -- (women that) sew (together).
a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to keep silence
chashah  (khaw-shaw')
to hush or keep quiet -- hold peace, keep silence, be silent, (be) still.
and a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to speak
dabar  (daw-bar')
perhaps properly, to arrange; but used figuratively (of words), to speak; rarely (in a destructive sense) to subdue
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A time to tear apart and a time to sew together; A time to be silent and a time to speak.

King James Bible
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
a time to tear and a time to sew; a time to be silent and a time to speak;

International Standard Version
a time to tear, and a time to mend; a time to be silent, and a time to speak;

NET Bible
A time to rip, and a time to sew; a time to keep silent, and a time to speak.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
a time to tear apart and a time to sew together, a time to keep quiet and a time to speak out,

King James 2000 Bible
A time to tear, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
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