Ecclesiastes 4:12 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:12 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 →
וְאִֽם
ʼim
H518
if
יִתְקְפוֹ֙
tâqaph
H8630
to overcome
הָאֶחָ֔ד
ʼechâd
H259
one
הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
יַעַמְד֣וּ
ʻâmad
H5975
to stand
נֶגְדּ֑וֹ
neged
H5048
before
וְהַחוּט֙
chûwṭ
H2339
thread
הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ
shâlash
H8027
to divide in three
לֹ֥א
lôʼ
H3808
not
בִמְהֵרָ֖ה
mᵉhêrâh
H4120
haste
יִנָּתֵֽק
nâthaq
H5423
to pull away
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World English Bible Public Domain
If a man prevails against one who is alone, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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King James Version Public Domain
And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
And if he will overpower him, the one, the two will stand against him, and the three-fold rope will not be torn in two quickly.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).