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Ecclesiastes 4:12
New English Translation
Ecclesiastes 4:12
New English Translation
12 Although an assailant may overpower[a] one person,
two can withstand him.
Moreover, a three-stranded cord is not quickly broken.
Footnotes
- Ecclesiastes 4:12 tn The verbal root תָּקַף (taqaf) means “to overpower; to prevail over” e.g., Job 14:20; 15:24; Eccl 4:12; 6:10 (HALOT 1786 s.v. תקף).
New English Translation (NET)
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