Ecclesiastes
Ecclesiastes 4:11
11Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Again | גַּ֛ם | gam | Conjunction | H1571 also, moreover, yea |
| if | אִם־ | ’im- | Conjunction | H518 if |
| two | שְׁנַ֖יִם | šə·na·yim | Number - md | H8147 two |
| lie down together | יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ | yiš·kə·ḇū | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural | H7901 lie down |
| they will keep warm | וְחַ֣ם | wə·ḥam | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular | H2552 be or become warm |
| but how | אֵ֥יךְ | ’êḵ | Interjection | H349 How? |
| can one | וּלְאֶחָ֖ד | ū·lə·’e·ḥāḏ | Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l; Number - masculine singular | H259 one |
| keep warm | יֵחָֽם׃ | yê·ḥām | Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular | H2552 be or become warm |
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.