NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon While the sunshemesh (sheh'-mesh) the sun; by implication, the east; figuratively, a ray, i.e. (arch.) a notched battlement -- + east side(-ward), sun (rising), + west(-ward), window. or the light 'owr (ore) illumination or (concrete) luminary (in every sense, including lightning, happiness, etc.) -- bright, clear, + day, light (-ning), morning, sun. or the moon yareach (yaw-ray'-akh) the moon -- moon. Yrechow. or the stars kowkab (ko-kawb') a star (as round or as shining); figuratively, a prince -- star(-gazer). be not darkened chashak (khaw-shak') to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken -- be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide. nor the clouds `ab (awb) an envelope, i.e. darkness (or density, 2 Chron. 4:17); specifically, a (scud) cloud; also a copse -- clay, (thick) cloud, thick, thicket. return shuwb (shoob) to turn back (hence, away) transitively or intransitively, literally or figuratively after 'achar (akh-ar') the hind part; generally used as an adverb or conjunction, after (in various senses) the rain geshem (gheh'-shem) a shower -- rain, shower. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible before the sun and the light, the moon and the stars are darkened, and clouds return after the rain; King James Bible While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: Holman Christian Standard Bible before the sun and the light are darkened, and the moon and the stars, and the clouds return after the rain; International Standard Version Otherwise, when the sun, daylight, moon, or stars turn dark, or when clouds fail to return after the rain— NET Bible before the sun and the light of the moon and the stars grow dark, and the clouds disappear after the rain; GOD'S WORD® Translation Remember your Creator before the sun, the light, the moon, and the stars turn dark, [and] the clouds come back with rain. King James 2000 Bible While the sun, or the light, or the moon, or the stars, be not darkened, nor the clouds return after the rain: Links Ecclesiastes 12:2Ecclesiastes 12:2 NIV Ecclesiastes 12:2 NLT Ecclesiastes 12:2 ESV Ecclesiastes 12:2 NASB Ecclesiastes 12:2 KJV |