NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon There was a littleqatan (kaw-tawn') abbreviated, i.e. diminutive, literally (in quantity, size or number) or figuratively (in age or importance) city `iyr (eer) or (in the plural) par {awr}; or ayar (Judges 10:4) {aw-yar'}; a city (a place guarded by waking or a watch) in the widest sense (even of a mere encampment or post) -- Ai (from margin), city, court (from margin), town. and few m`at (meh-at') a little or few (often adverbial or compar.) -- almost (some, very) few(-er, -est), lightly, little (while), (very) small (matter, thing), some, soon, very. men 'enowsh (en-oshe') a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word. within it and there came bow' (bo) to go or come (in a wide variety of applications) a great gadowl (gaw-dole') great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent king melek (meh'-lek) a king -- king, royal. against it and besieged cabab (saw-bab') to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows) it and built banah (baw-naw') to build (literally and figuratively) -- (begin to) build(-er), obtain children, make, repair, set (up), surely. great gadowl (gaw-dole') great (in any sense); hence, older; also insolent bulwarks matsowd (maw-tsode') a net (for capturing animals or fishes) -- also a fastness or (beseiging) tower -- bulwark, hold, munition, net, snare. against it Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible There was a small city with few men in it and a great king came to it, surrounded it and constructed large siegeworks against it. King James Bible There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Holman Christian Standard Bible There was a small city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built large siege works against it. International Standard Version There was a little city with few men in it. A great king came against it, surrounded it, and built massive siege ramps against it. NET Bible There was once a small city with a few men in it, and a mighty king attacked it, besieging it and building strong siege works against it. GOD'S WORD® Translation There was a small town with a few soldiers in it, and a powerful king came to attack it. He surrounded it and blockaded it. King James 2000 Bible There was a little city, and few men within it; and there came a great king against it, and besieged it, and built great bulwarks against it: Links Ecclesiastes 9:14Ecclesiastes 9:14 NIV Ecclesiastes 9:14 NLT Ecclesiastes 9:14 ESV Ecclesiastes 9:14 NASB Ecclesiastes 9:14 KJV |
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