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Ecclesiastes 3:7 in Other Translations
King James Version (KJV)
A time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
American Standard Version (ASV)
a time to rend, and a time to sew; a time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
Bible in Basic English (BBE)
A time for undoing and a time for stitching; a time for keeping quiet and a time for talk;
Darby English Bible (DBY)
A time to rend, and a time to sew; A time to keep silence, and a time to speak;
World English Bible (WEB)
A time to tear, And a time to sew; A time to keep silence, And a time to speak;
Young's Literal Translation (YLT)
A time to rend, And a time to sew. A time to be silent, And a time to speak.
| A time | עֵ֤ת | ʿēt | ate |
| to rend, | לִקְר֙וֹעַ֙ | liqrôʿa | leek-ROH-AH |
| time a and | וְעֵ֣ת | wĕʿēt | veh-ATE |
| to sew; | לִתְפּ֔וֹר | litpôr | leet-PORE |
| time a | עֵ֥ת | ʿēt | ate |
| to keep silence, | לַחֲשׁ֖וֹת | laḥăšôt | la-huh-SHOTE |
| and a time | וְעֵ֥ת | wĕʿēt | veh-ATE |
| to speak; | לְדַבֵּֽר׃ | lĕdabbēr | leh-da-BARE |