Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 518 [e] וְאִֽם־ wə-’im- And though Conj 8630 [e] יִתְקְפוֹ֙ yiṯ-qə-p̄ōw may be overpowered V-Qal-Imperf-3ms | 3ms 259 [e] הָאֶחָ֔ד hā-’e-ḥāḏ one Art | Number-ms 8147 [e] הַשְּׁנַ֖יִם haš-šə-na-yim two Art | Number-md 5975 [e] יַעַמְד֣וּ ya-‘am-ḏū can stand V-Qal-Imperf-3mp 5048 [e] נֶגְדּ֑וֹ neḡ-dōw against him Prep | 3ms 2339 [e] וְהַחוּט֙ wə-ha-ḥūṭ and a cord Conj-w, Art | N-ms 8027 [e] הַֽמְשֻׁלָּ֔שׁ ham-šul-lāš threefold Art | V-Pual-Prtcpl-ms 3808 [e] לֹ֥א lō not Adv-NegPrt 4120 [e] בִמְהֵרָ֖ה ḇim-hê-rāh quickly Prep-b | Adv 5423 [e] יִנָּתֵֽק׃ yin-nā-ṯêq can be broken V-Nifal-Imperf-3ms

Berean Study Bible
And though one may be overpowered, two can resist. Moreover, a cord of three strands is not quickly broken.

Young's Literal Translation
And if the one strengthen himself, the two stand against him; and the threefold cord is not hastily broken.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
And if someone overpowers one person, two can resist him. A cord of three strands is not easily broken.

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. Ecclesiastes 4:12 • Ecclesiastes 4:12 NIV • Ecclesiastes 4:12 NLT • Ecclesiastes 4:12 ESV • Ecclesiastes 4:12 NASB • Ecclesiastes 4:12 KJV • Ecclesiastes 4:12 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 4:12 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:12 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:12 German Bible

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