Ecclesiastes 3:5

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

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WEBBE

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

BSB

a time to cast away stones and a time to gather stones together, a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing,

ASV

a time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

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עֵת 'et a time H6256 לְהַשְׁלִיךְ le·hash·likh to throw away H7993 אֲבָנִים 'a·va·nim stones H68 וְעֵת ve·'et and a time H6256 כְּנוֹס ke·nos to gather H3664 אֲבָנִים 'a·va·nim stones H68 עֵת 'et a time H6256 לַחֲבוֹק la·cha·vok to embrace H2263 וְעֵת ve·'et and a time H6256 לִרְחֹק lir·chok to be far H7368 מֵחַבֵּק me·cha·bek from embracing H2263

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Cross-references: Treasury of Scripture Knowledge. Hebrew and Greek data from STEPBible.org (Tyndale House, Cambridge), CC BY 4.0. Library: sources.