Ecclesiastes 3:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 3:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
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World English Bible Public Domain
A time to be born, And a time to die; A time to plant, And a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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King James Version Public Domain
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
a time to give birth and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to tear out what was planted,
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