New American Standard Bible 2020

Ecclesiastes 3:1-8

1There is an appointedזְמָ֑ןze.ManH2165timeH2165for everythingלַכֹּ֖לla.KolH3605. And there is atimeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256for everyלְכָל־le.kholH3605matterחֵ֖פֶץChe.fetzH2656underתַּ֥חַתTa.chatH8478heavenהַשָּׁמָֽיִם׃ סha.sha.Ma.yimH8064--

2A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to giveH3205birthH3205and atimeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to dieלָמ֑וּתla.MutH4191;A timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256to plantלָטַ֔עַתla.Ta.'atH5193and a timeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to uprootלַעֲק֥וֹרla.'a.KorH6131what is plantedנָטֽוּעַ׃na.Tu.a'H5193.

3Atimeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to killלַהֲרוֹג֙la.ha.rOgH2026and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to healלִרְפּ֔וֹאlir.Po'H7495;A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to tearH6555downלִפְר֖וֹץlif.RotzH6555and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to buildלִבְנֽוֹת׃liv.NotH1129upH1129.

4A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256toweepלִבְכּוֹת֙liv.kOtH1058and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tolaughלִשְׂח֔וֹקlis.ChokH7832;A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to mournסְפ֖וֹדse.FodH5594and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256todanceרְקֽוֹד׃re.KodH7540.

5A timeעֵ֚ת'etH6256to throwלְהַשְׁלִ֣יךְle.hash.LikhH7993stonesאֲבָנִ֔ים'a.va.NimH68and a timeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to gatherכְּנ֣וֹסke.NosH3664stonesאֲבָנִ֑ים'a.va.NimH68;A timeעֵ֣ת'etH6256to embraceלַחֲב֔וֹקla.cha.VokH2263and a timeוְעֵ֖תve.'EtH6256to shunלִרְחֹ֥קlir.ChokH7368embracingמֵחַבֵּֽק׃me.cha.BekH2263.

6A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to searchלְבַקֵּשׁ֙le.va.KeshH1245and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to giveH6upH6asH6lostH6;A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256to keepלִשְׁמ֖וֹרlish.MorH8104and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to throwלְהַשְׁלִֽיךְ׃le.hash.LikhH7993awayH7993.

7A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to tearלִקְר֙וֹעַ֙lik.Ro.a'H7167apartH7167and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256to sewלִתְפּ֔וֹרlit.PorH8609togetherH8609;A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256tobe silentלַחֲשׁ֖וֹתla.cha.ShotH2814and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256to speakלְדַבֵּֽר׃le.da.BerH1696.

8A timeעֵ֤ת'etH6256to loveלֶֽאֱהֹב֙le.'e.HoH157and a timeוְעֵ֣תve.'EtH6256tohateלִשְׂנֹ֔אlis.No'H8130;A timeעֵ֥ת'etH6256for warמִלְחָמָ֖הmil.cha.MahH4421and a timeוְעֵ֥תve.'EtH6256for peaceשָׁלֽוֹם׃ סsha.LomH7965.

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