NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon And if one'echad (ekh-awd') united, i.e. one; or (as an ordinal) first prevail taqaph (taw-kaf') to overpower -- prevail (against). against him two shnayim (shen-ah'-yim) two; also (as ordinal) twofold -- both, couple, double, second, twain, + twelfth, + twelve, + twenty (sixscore) thousand, twice, two. shall withstand `amad (aw-mad') to stand, in various relations (literal and figurative, intransitive and transitive) him and a threefold shalash (shaw-lash') to be (causatively, make) triplicate (by restoration, in portions, strands, days or years) -- do the third time, (divide into, stay) three (days, -fold, parts, years old). cord chuwt (khoot) a string; by implication, a measuring tape -- cord, fillet, line, thread. is not quickly mherah (meh-hay-raw') a hurry; hence (adverbially) promptly -- hastily, quickly, shortly, soon, make (with) speed(-ily), swiftly. broken nathaq (naw-thak') to tear off -- break (off), burst, draw (away), lift up, pluck (away, off), pull (out), root out. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible And if one can overpower him who is alone, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not quickly torn apart. King James Bible And if one prevail against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Holman Christian Standard Bible And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken. International Standard Version If someone attacks one of them, the two of them together will resist. Furthermore, the tri-braided cord is not soon broken. NET Bible Although an assailant may overpower one person, two can withstand him. Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken. GOD'S WORD® Translation Though one person may be overpowered by another, two people can resist one opponent. A triple-braided rope is not easily broken. King James 2000 Bible And if one prevails against him, two shall withstand him; and a threefold cord is not quickly broken. Links Ecclesiastes 4:12Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT Ecclesiastes 4:12 ESV Ecclesiastes 4:12 NASB Ecclesiastes 4:12 KJV |
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