Parallel Verses

New American Standard Bible

A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.

King James Version

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

Holman Bible

a time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
a time to embrace and a time to avoid embracing;

International Standard Version

a time to scatter stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

A Conservative Version

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

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


A time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing.

Bible in Basic English

A time to take stones away and a time to get stones together; a time for kissing and a time to keep from kissing;

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

A time to cast away stones, and a time to collect stones a time to embrace, and a time to be far from embracing:

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

a time to throw away stones and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace and a time to refrain from embracing;

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

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

NET Bible

A time to throw away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing;

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

A time to cast away stones, and a time to heap up stones, - A time to embrace, and a time to be far from loving embrace;

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

A time to cast away stones, And a time to heap up stones. A time to embrace, And a time to be far from embracing.

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
A time
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

to cast away
שׁלך 
Shalak 
Usage: 125

and a time
עת 
`eth 
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296
Usage: 296

to gather
כּנס 
Kanac 
Usage: 11

כּנס 
Kanac 
Usage: 11

a time
עת 
`eth 
Usage: 296

to embrace
חבק 
Chabaq 
Usage: 13

to refrain
רחק 
Rachaq 
...far, ...off, ...away, remove, good way
Usage: 57

References

Fausets

Hastings

Context Readings

God Has Ordained The Ebb And Flow Of Human Activities

4 A time to weep and a time to laugh;
A time to mourn and a time to dance.
5 A time to throw stones and a time to gather stones;
A time to embrace and a time to shun embracing.
6 A time to search and a time to give up as lost;
A time to keep and a time to throw away.


Cross References

2 Kings 3:25

Thus they destroyed the cities; and each one threw a stone on every piece of good land and filled it. So they stopped all the springs of water and felled all the good trees, until in Kir-hareseth only they left its stones; however, the slingers went about it and struck it.

Joel 2:16

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation,
Assemble the elders,
Gather the children and the nursing infants.
Let the bridegroom come out of his room
And the bride out of her bridal chamber.

Exodus 19:15

He said to the people, “Be ready for the third day; do not go near a woman.”

Joshua 4:3-9

and command them, saying, ‘Take up for yourselves twelve stones from here out of the middle of the Jordan, from the place where the priests’ feet are standing firm, and carry them over with you and lay them down in the lodging place where you will lodge tonight.’”

Joshua 10:27

It came about at sunset that Joshua gave a command, and they took them down from the trees and threw them into the cave where they had hidden themselves, and put large stones over the mouth of the cave, to this very day.

1 Samuel 21:4-5

The priest answered David and said, “There is no ordinary bread on hand, but there is consecrated bread; if only the young men have kept themselves from women.”

2 Samuel 18:17-18

They took Absalom and cast him into a deep pit in the forest and erected over him a very great heap of stones. And all Israel fled, each to his tent.

Song of Songs 2:6-7

“Let his left hand be under my head
And his right hand embrace me.”

1 Corinthians 7:5

Stop depriving one another, except by agreement for a time, so that you may devote yourselves to prayer, and come together again so that Satan will not tempt you because of your lack of self-control.

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