Ecclesiastes 3:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
A timeעֵ֤ת
(et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to searchלְבַקֵּשׁ֙
(le·vak·kesh)
1245: to seeka prim. root
and a timeוְעֵ֣ת
(ve·'et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to give up as lost;לְאַבֵּ֔ד
(le·'ab·bed,)
6: to perisha prim. root
A timeעֵ֥ת
(et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to keepלִשְׁמֹ֖ור
(lish·mo·vr)
8104: to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
and a timeוְעֵ֥ת
(ve·'et)
6256: timeprobably from anah
to throw away.לְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃
(le·hash·lich.)
7993: to throw, fling, casta prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
A time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to get
baqash  (baw-kash')
to search out (by any method, specifically in worship or prayer); by implication, to strive after
and a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to lose
'abad  (aw-bad')
to wander away, i.e. lose oneself; by implication to perish (causative, destroy)
a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to keep
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
and a time
`eth  (ayth)
time, especially (adverb with preposition) now, when, etc.
to cast away
shalak  (shaw-lak)
to throw out, down or away -- adventure, cast (away, down, forth, off, out), hurl, pluck, throw.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
A time to search and a time to give up as lost; A time to keep and a time to throw away.

King James Bible
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;

Holman Christian Standard Bible
a time to search and a time to count as lost; a time to keep and a time to throw away;

International Standard Version
a time to search, and a time to give up searching; a time to keep, and a time to discard;

NET Bible
A time to search, and a time to give something up as lost; a time to keep, and a time to throw away;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
a time to start looking and a time to stop looking, a time to keep and a time to throw away,

King James 2000 Bible
A time to get, and a time to lose; a time to keep, and a time to cast away;
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