Ecclesiastes 3:2
An et (season) to be born, 1 and an et (season) to die; 1 an et (season) to plant, 1 and an et (season) to uproot that which is planted; 1
Orthodox Jewish Bible
In The King James Version
A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;
In Context
1To every thing there is a zeman (time), and an et (season) for every matter under Shomayim: 1
Cross References
Genesis 17:21But My Brit (covenant) will I establish with Yitzchak, which Sarah shall bear unto thee at mo'ed hazeh (this set time) next year.
Genesis 47:29And the time drew near that Yisroel must die; and he called bno Yosef, and said unto him, If now I have found chen in thy sight, put, now, thy yad under my thigh, and do chesed and emes with me; bury me not, now, in Mitzrayim;
Numbers 27:12And Hashem said unto Moshe, Get thee up on this har haAvarim, and see HaAretz which I have given unto the Bnei Yisroel.
Deuteronomy 34:5So Moshe Eved Hashem died there in Eretz Moav, as Hashem had said.
1 Kings 13:2And he cried against the mizbe'ach by the Devar Hashem, and said, 1 O mizbe'ach, mizbe'ach, thus saith Hashem; 1 Hinei, ben nolad (a son shall be born) unto the Bais Dovid, 1 Yoshiyah shmo; 1 and upon thee shall he offer 1 the kohanim of the + 13:2 idolatrous high places that burn ketoret upon thee, 1 and atzmot adam shall be burned upon thee. + 13:2 2Kgs 23:15-16
Job 7:1Is there not a tzava (forced hard service in the army) to enosh (man) upon earth? 1 Are not his days also like the yamim of a sachir (hired laborer)? 1
Matthew Henry on Ecclesiastes 3:2-11
Mutability of Human Affairs. 1 To every thing there is a season, and a time to every purpose under the heaven: 2 A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted; 3 A time to kill, and a time to heal; a time to break down, and a time to build up; 4 A time to weep, and a time to laugh; a time to mourn, and a time to dance; 5 A time to cast away stones, and a time to gather stones together; a time to embrace, and a time to refrain from embracing; 6 A time to get,… Read the whole commentary →