Eccles. 3:5 in context
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Eccles. 3:4      Eccles. 3:6

Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to throw away (Hebr. shalach) stones [to prepare farmland] – and a time to gather stones,
a time to embrace (hold in one's arms, hug) – and a time to refrain from embracing (hugging),
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

עֵת   לְהַשְׁלִיךְ   אֲבָנִים   וְעֵת   כְּנוֹס   אֲבָנִים   עֵת   לַחֲבוֹק   וְעֵת   לִרְחֹק   מֵחַבֵּק  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καιρὸς τοῦ βαλεῖν λίθους καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ συναγαγεῖν λίθους καιρὸς τοῦ περιλαβεῖν καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ μακρυνθῆναι ἀπὸ περιλήμψεως

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H6256
 עֵ֚ת (et)
 time
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9005
H7993
 לְ (le)
הַשְׁלִ֣יךְ (hashelikhe)
 to
to throw
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
hiphil hiphil

R
Vhcc
H0068
 אֲבָנִ֔ים (avanim)
 stone
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H9002
H6256
 וְ (ve)
עֵ֖ת (et)
 and
time
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Ncbsa
H3664
 כְּנ֣וֹס (kenvós)
 to gather
Verb Verb
qal qal

Vqcc
H0068
 אֲבָנִ֑ים (avanim)
 stone
Noun Noun
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Ncmpa
H6256
 עֵ֣ת (et)
 time
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa
H9005
H2263
 לַ (la)
חֲב֔וֹק (chavvóq)
 to
to embrace
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9002
H6256
 וְ (ve)
עֵ֖ת (et)
 and
time
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 C
Ncbsa
H9005
H7368
 לִ (li)
רְחֹ֥ק (rechóq)
 to
to remove
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H9006
H2263
H9016
 מֵ (me)
חַבֵּֽק (chabeq)
׃
from
to embrace
verseEnd
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
piel piel

R
Vpcc

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