Eccles. 3:8 in context
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Eccles. 3:7      Eccles. 3:9

Ecclesiastes 3:8

a time to love
and a time to hate,
a time for war,
and a time for peace.
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The hebrew text BETA

Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

עֵת   לֶאֱהֹב   וְעֵת   לִשְׂנֹא   עֵת   מִלְחָמָה   וְעֵת   שָׁלוֹם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καιρὸς τοῦ φιλῆσαι καὶ καιρὸς τοῦ μισῆσαι καιρὸς πολέμου καὶ καιρὸς εἰρήνης

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

 Ncbsa
H9005
H0157
 לֶֽ (le)
אֱהֹב֙ (ehóv)
 to
to love
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

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

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

 C
Ncbsa
H9005
H8130
 לִ (li)
שְׂנֹ֔א (senó)
 to
to hate
Prep. Preposition

Verb Verb
qal qal

R
Vqcc
H6256
 עֵ֥ת (et)
 time
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

Ncbsc
H4421
 מִלְחָמָ֖ה (milechamah)
 battle
Noun Noun
♀ sing. feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncfsa
H9002
H6256
 וְ (ve)
עֵ֥ת (et)
 and
time
Conj. Conjunktion

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. gen. masculine och feminine singular Construct state

C
Ncbsc
H7965
H9016
H9018
 שָׁלֽוֹם (shalvóm)
׃
ס (s)
 peace
verseEnd
section
Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Ncbsa

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