Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 3:5

⁵a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together,

a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
a time	עֵ֚ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to cast away	לְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְ	lə·haš·lîḵ	Preposition-l; Verb - Hifil - Infinitive construct	H7993 throw, fling, cast
stones	אֲבָנִ֔ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
and a time	וְעֵ֖ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to gather	כְּנ֣וֹס	kə·nō·ws	Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H3664 gather, collect
stones	אֲבָנִ֑ים	’ă·ḇā·nîm	Noun - feminine plural	H68 stone
a time	עֵ֣ת	‘êṯ	Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to embrace	לַחֲב֔וֹק	la·ḥă·ḇō·wq	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H2263 clasp, embrace
and a time	וְעֵ֖ת	wə·‘êṯ	Conjunctive waw; Noun - common singular	H6256 time
to refrain	לִרְחֹ֥ק	lir·ḥōq	Preposition-l; Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct	H7368 be, or become, far, distant
from embracing	מֵחַבֵּֽק׃	mê·ḥab·bêq	Preposition-m; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct	H2263 clasp, embrace

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.