Ecclesiastes 4:11
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Furthermore,גַּ֛ם
(gam)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
ifאִם־
(im-)
518: ifa prim. conjunction
twoשְׁנַ֖יִם
(she·na·yim)
8147: two (a card. number)from shanah
lie downיִשְׁכְּב֥וּ
(yish·ke·vu)
7901: to lie downa prim. root
together they keep warm,וְחַ֣ם
(ve·cham)
2552: to be or become warma prim. root
but howאֵ֥יךְ
(eich)
349: how?from ay
can oneוּלְאֶחָ֖ד
(u·le·'e·chad)
259: onea prim. card. number
be warm 
 
2552: to be or become warma prim. root
[alone]? 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
Again
gam  (gam)
assemblage; used only adverbially also, even, yea, though; often repeated as correl. both...and
if two
shnayim  (shen-ah'-yim)
two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two.
lie together
shakab  (shaw-kab')
to lie down (for rest, sexual connection, decease or any other purpose)
then they have heat
chamam  (khaw-mam')
to be hot -- enflame self, get (have) heat, be (wax) hot, (be, wax) warm (self, at).
but how can one
'echad  (ekh-awd')
united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first
be warm
yacham  (yaw-kham')
probably to be hot; figuratively, to conceive -- get heat, be hot, conceive, be warm.
alone
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Furthermore, if two lie down together they keep warm, but how can one be warm alone?

King James Bible
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Also, if two lie down together, they can keep warm; but how can one person alone keep warm?

International Standard Version
Again, if two lie close together, they will keep warm, but how can only one stay warm?

NET Bible
Furthermore, if two lie down together, they can keep each other warm, but how can one person keep warm by himself?

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Again, if two people lie down together, they can keep warm, but how can one person keep warm?

King James 2000 Bible
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?
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