Ecclesiastes 12:3
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NASB ©HebrewTransliterationStrong'sDefinitionOrigin
in the dayבַּיֹּ֗וםbai·yo·vm3117daya prim. root
that the watchmenשֹׁמְרֵ֣יsho·me·rei8104to keep, watch, preservea prim. root
of the houseהַבַּ֔יִתhab·ba·yit,1004a housea prim. root
tremble,שֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙shei·ya·zu·'u2111to tremble, quakea prim. root
and mightyהֶחָ֑יִלhe·cha·yil;2428strength, efficiency, wealth, armyfrom chul
menאַנְשֵׁ֣יan·shei376manfrom an unused word
stoop,וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּve·hit·'av·ve·tu5791to be bent or crookeda prim. root
the grindingהַטֹּֽחֲנֹות֙hat·to·cha·no·vt2912to grinda prim. root
ones stand idleוּבָטְל֤וּu·va·te·lu988to ceasea prim. root
becauseכִּ֣יki3588that, for, whena prim. conjunction
they are few,  4591to be or become small, diminished, or fewa prim. root
and those who lookהָרֹאֹ֖ותha·ro·'o·vt7200to seea prim. root
through windowsבָּאֲרֻבֹּֽות׃ba·'a·rub·bo·vt.699a lattice, window, sluicefrom arab
grow dim;וְחָשְׁכ֥וּve·cha·she·chu2821to be or grow darka prim. root
KJV Lexicon
In the day
yowm  (yome)
a day (as the warm hours),
when the keepers
shamar  (shaw-mar')
to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.
of the house
bayith  (bah'-yith)
a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)
shall tremble
zuwa`  (zoo'-ah)
to shake off, i.e. (figuratively) to agitate (as with fear) -- move, tremble, vex.
and the strong
chayil  (khah'-yil)
probably a force, whether of men, means or other resources; an army, wealth, virtue, valor, strength
men
'enowsh  (en-oshe')
a mortal; hence, a man in general (singly or collectively)English versions, especially when used in apposition with another word.
shall bow
`avath  (aw-vath')
to wrest -- bow self, (make) crooked., falsifying, overthrow, deal perversely, pervert, subvert, turn upside down.;
themselves and the grinders
tachan  (taw-khan')
to grind meal; hence, to be a concubine (that being their employment) -- grind(-er).
cease
batel  (baw-tale')
to desist from labor -- cease.
because they are few
ma`at  (maw-at')
to pare off, i.e. lessen; intransitively, to be (or causatively, to make) small or few (or figuratively, ineffective)
and those that look out
ra'ah  (raw-aw')
to see, literally or figuratively (in numerous applications, direct and implied, transitive, intransitive and causative)surely, think, view, visions.
of the windows
'arubbah  (ar-oob-baw')
a lattice; (by implication) a window, dove-cot (because of the pigeon-holes), chimney (with its apertures for smoke), sluice (with openings for water) -- chimney, window.
be darkened
chashak  (khaw-shak')
to be dark (as withholding light); transitively, to darken -- be black, be (make) dark, darken, cause darkness, be dim, hide.
New American Standard (©1995)
in the day that the watchmen of the house tremble, and mighty men stoop, the grinding ones stand idle because they are few, and those who look through windows grow dim;

King James Bible
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

American King James Version
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

American Standard Version
in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened,

Darby Bible Translation
in the day when the keepers of the house tremble, and the strong men bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows are darkened,

English Revised Version
in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows be darkened,

Webster's Bible Translation
In the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those that look out of the windows shall be darkened,

World English Bible
in the day when the keepers of the house shall tremble, and the strong men shall bow themselves, and the grinders cease because they are few, and those who look out of the windows are darkened,

Young's Literal Translation
In the day that keepers of the house tremble, And men of strength have bowed themselves, And grinders have ceased, because they have become few. And those looking out at the windows have become dim,

קהלת 12:3 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
בַּיֹּ֗ום שֶׁיָּזֻ֙עוּ֙ שֹׁמְרֵ֣י הַבַּ֔יִת וְהִֽתְעַוְּת֖וּ אַנְשֵׁ֣י הֶחָ֑יִל וּבָטְל֤וּ הַטֹּֽחֲנֹות֙ כִּ֣י מִעֵ֔טוּ וְחָשְׁכ֥וּ הָרֹאֹ֖ות בָּאֲרֻבֹּֽות׃

קהלת 12:3 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ביום שיזעו שמרי הבית והתעותו אנשי החיל ובטלו הטחנות כי מעטו וחשכו הראות בארבות׃

קהלת 12:3 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ביום שיזעו שמרי הבית והתעותו אנשי החיל ובטלו הטחנות כי מעטו וחשכו הראות בארבות׃

קהלת 12:3 Hebrew Bible
ביום שיזעו שמרי הבית והתעותו אנשי החיל ובטלו הטחנות כי מעטו וחשכו הראות בארבות׃

Latin: Biblia Sacra Vulgata
quando commovebuntur custodes domus et nutabuntur viri fortissimi et otiosae erunt molentes inminuto numero et tenebrescent videntes per foramina

Bent Bow Bowed Cease Ceased Crushing Darkened Dim Dimmed Fear Grain Grinders Grinding Grow Idle Keepers Mighty Ones Rest Shaking Stand Stoop Strength Strong Themselves Tremble Unable Watchmen Windows Women

Bent Bow Cease Crushing Darkened Dim Dimmed Fear Few Grain Grinding Grow House Idle Keepers Mighty Ones Rest Shaking Stand Stoop Strong Themselves Tremble Unable Watchmen Windows Women

Bent Bow Cease Crushing Darkened Dim Dimmed Fear Few Grain Grinding Grow House Idle Keepers Mighty Ones Rest Shaking Stand Stoop Strong Themselves Tremble Unable Watchmen Windows Women

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