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Berean Standard Bible

“a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,”

Ecclesiastes 3:2

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Ecclesiastes 3 opens with a famous poem listing fourteen pairs of opposite times that fill human life. The Teacher reflects on how life moves through seasons that no one controls.

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Berean Standard Bible (BSB)

a time to be born and a time to die, a time to plant and a time to uproot,

World English Bible (WEB)

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

King James Version (KJV)

A time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

American Standard Version (ASV)

a time to be born, and a time to die; a time to plant, and a time to pluck up that which is planted;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

A time for birth and a time for death; a time for planting and a time for uprooting;

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

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Reina-Valera 1909 (RVR 1909)

Tiempo de nacer, y tiempo de morir; tiempo de plantar, y tiempo de arrancar lo plantado;

Sagradas Escrituras 1569 (SE 1569)

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Nueva Biblia Viva (NBV)

Tiempo de nacer; Tiempo de morir; Tiempo de plantar; Tiempo de cosechar;

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