Ecclesiastes 3:2 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
American Standard Version (ASV)
a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A time to be born, and a time to die; A time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
World English Bible (WEB)
A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck up that which is planted;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A time to bring forth, And a time to die. A time to plant, And a time to eradicate the planted.
| A time | עֵ֥ת | ʿēt | ate |
| to be born, | לָלֶ֖דֶת | lāledet | la-LEH-det |
| time a and | וְעֵ֣ת | wĕʿēt | veh-ATE |
| to die; | לָמ֑וּת | lāmût | la-MOOT |
| a time | עֵ֣ת | ʿēt | ate |
| plant, to | לָטַ֔עַת | lāṭaʿat | la-TA-at |
| and a time | וְעֵ֖ת | wĕʿēt | veh-ATE |
| up pluck to | לַעֲק֥וֹר | laʿăqôr | la-uh-KORE |
| that which is planted; | נָטֽוּעַ׃ | nāṭûaʿ | na-TOO-ah |