| NASB © | Hebrew | Transliteration | Strong's | Definition | Origin | | And if | וְאִֽם־ | ve·'im- | 518 | if | a prim. conjunction |
| one | הָאֶחָ֔ד | ha·'e·chad, | 259 | one | a prim. card. number |
| can overpower | יִתְקְפֹו֙ | yit·ke·fov | 8630 | to prevail over, overpower | a prim. root |
| him who | | | 259 | one | a prim. card. number |
| is alone, two | הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם | ha·she·na·yim | 8147 | two (a card. number) | from shanah |
| can resist | יַעַמְד֣וּ | ya·'am·du | 5975 | to take one's stand, stand | a prim. root |
| him. A cord | וְהַחוּט֙ | ve·ha·chut | 2339 | thread, cord, line | from an unused word |
| of three | הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ | ham·shul·lash, | 8027 | to do a third time, divide into three parts | denominative verb from shalosh |
| [strands] is not quickly | בִמְהֵרָ֖ה | vim·he·rah | 4120 | haste, speed | from mahar |
| torn apart. | יִנָּתֵֽק׃ | yin·na·tek. | 5423 | to pull, draw, or tear away, apart, or off | a prim. root |
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KJV Lexicon
And if one
'echad (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
prevail
taqaph (taw-kaf')
to overpower -- prevail (against).
against him two
shnayim (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
shall withstand
`amad (aw-mad')
to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive)
him and a threefold
shalash (shaw-lash')
to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years) -- do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old).
cord
chuwt (khoot)
a string; by implication, a measuring tape -- cord, fillet, line, thread.
is not quickly
mherah (meh-hay-raw')
a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly -- hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly.
broken
nathaq (naw-thak')
to tear off -- break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out. |
New American Standard (©1995)
And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart.King James Bible
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. American King James Version
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. American Standard Version
And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Darby Bible Translation
And if a man overpower the one, the two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. English Revised Version
And if a man prevail against him that is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Webster's Bible Translation
And if one prevaileth against him, two shall withstand him; and a three-fold cord is not quickly broken. World English Bible
If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Young's Literal Translation
And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken. Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
et si quispiam praevaluerit contra unum duo resistent ei funiculus triplex difficile rumpitur
Alone Apart Attacked Broken Cord Cords Defend Hastily Overpower Overpowered Prevail Prevaileth Prevails Quickly Resist Safe Stand Strands Strengthen Themselves Though Threefold Three-fold Torn Twisted Withstand
Alone Apart Attacked Broken Cord Cords Defend Hastily Overpower Overpowered Prevail Prevaileth Prevails Quickly Resist Safe Stand Strands Strengthen Themselves Three Together Torn Twisted Withstand
Alone Apart Attacked Broken Cord Cords Defend Hastily Overpower Overpowered Prevail Prevaileth Prevails Quickly Resist Safe Stand Strands Strengthen Themselves Three Together Torn Twisted WithstandEcclesiastes 4:12 Multilingual Bible Ecclésiaste 4:12 French Eclesiastés 4:12 Biblia Paralela 傳 道 書 4:12 Chinese Bible |
