Ecclesiastes 3:6

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A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;	A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;	A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;

Verse Text

KJV with Strong's Numbers

A time^H6256 to get^H1245, and a time^H6256 to lose^H6; a time^H6256 to keep^H8104, and a time^H6256 to cast away^H7993;

Original Hebrew

עֵת לְבַקֵּשׁ וְעֵת לְאַבֵּד עֵת לִשְׁמֹור וְעֵת לְהַשְׁלִיךְ׃

Hebrew	Transliteration	Strong's	Morphology	Gloss
עֵ֤ת	'et	H6256	HNcbsa	a time
לְ/בַקֵּשׁ֙	le./va.Kesh	H1245	HR/Vpc	to/ seek
וְ/עֵ֣ת	ve./'Et	H6256	HC/Ncbsa	and/ a time
לְ/אַבֵּ֔ד	le./'a.Bed	H6	HR/Vpc	to/ count as lost
עֵ֥ת	'et	H6256	HNcbsa	a time
לִ/שְׁמ֖וֹר	li/sh.Mor	H8104	HR/Vqc	to/ keep
וְ/עֵ֥ת	ve./'Et	H6256	HC/Ncbsa	and/ a time
לְ/הַשְׁלִֽיךְ	le./hash.Likh	H7993	HR/Vhc	to/ throw away

Source: Westminster Leningrad Codex (MorphHB), TAHOT (Tyndale House)

Strong's References

H6 — אָבַד (ʼâbad, aw-bad'): a primitive root; properly, to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy); break, destroy(-uction), [phrase] not escape, fail, lose, (cause to, make) perish, spend, [idiom] and surely, take, be undone, [idiom] utterly, be void of, have no way to flee.
H1245 — בָּקַשׁ (bâqash, baw-kash'): a primitive root; to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after; ask, beg, beseech, desire, enquire, get, make inquisition, procure, (make) request, require, seek (for).
H6256 — עֵת (ʻêth, ayth): from עַד; time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.; [phrase] after, (al-) ways, [idiom] certain, [phrase] continually, [phrase] evening, long, (due) season, so (long) as, (even-, evening-, noon-) tide, (meal-), what) time, when.
H7993 — שָׁלַךְ (shâlak, shaw-lak): a primitive root; to throw out, down or away (literally or figuratively); adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
H8104 — שָׁמַר (shâmar, shaw-mar'): a primitive root; properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.; beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).

Cross References

Verse Cross-References (Treasury of Scripture Knowledge, Enhanced)

and a time to cast — 2 Kings 7:15, Psalms 112:9, Ecclesiastes 11:1, Isaiah 2:20, Jonah 1:5, Acts 27:19, Acts 27:38, Hebrews 10:34-35
time to get — Genesis 30:30-43, Genesis 31:18, Exodus 12:35-36, Deuteronomy 8:17-18, 2 Kings 5:26, 2 Kings 8:9, Matthew 16:25-26, Matthew 19:29, Mark 8:35-37, Mark 10:28-30, Luke 9:24-25

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