Parallel Verses

Webster

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

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;

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 cast away stones, and a time to gather stones; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;


Cross References

2 Kings 3:25

And they beat down the cities, and on every good piece of land cast every man his stone, and filled it; and they stopped all the wells of water, and felled all the good trees: only in Kirhara-seth they left the stones of it; but the slingers went about it, and smote it.

Joel 2:16

Gather the people, sanctify the congregation, assemble the elders, gather the children, and those that suck the breasts: let the bridegroom go forth from his chamber, and the bride out of her closet.

Exodus 19:15

And he said to the people, Be ready against the third day: come not at your wives.

Joshua 4:3-9

And command ye them, saying, Take you hence out of the midst of Jordan, from the place where the priests' feet stood firm, twelve stones, and ye shall carry them over with you, and leave them in the lodging-place where ye shall lodge this night.

Joshua 10:27

And it came to pass at the time of the setting of the sun, that Joshua commanded, and they took them down from the trees, and cast them into the cave in which they had been hid, and laid great stones upon the cave's mouth, which remain until this very day.

1 Samuel 21:4-5

And the priest answered David, and said, There is no common bread under my hand, but there is hallowed bread; if the young men have kept themselves at least from women.

2 Samuel 18:17-18

And they took Absalom, and cast him into a great pit in the wood, and laid a very great heap of stones upon him: and all Israel fled every one to his tent.

Song of Songs 2:6-7

His left hand is under my head, and his right hand doth embrace me.

1 Corinthians 7:5

Defraud ye not one the other, except with consent for a time, that ye may give yourselves to fasting and prayer; and come together again, that Satan may not tempt you for your incontinence.

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