unfoldingWord_en_tn/ecc/03/01.md

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  • The writer shifts into listing several merisms of life.
  • For everything there is an appointed time, and a season for every purpose - These two phrases mean basically the same thing and are combined for emphasis. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_parallelism)
  • ** born and...die ... kill and...heal** - These are various aspects of life as described from one extreme to the other. (See: :en:ta:vol2:translate:figs_merism)
  • a time to pull up plants - Possible meanings are 1) "a time to harvest" or 2) "a time to weed" or 3) "a time to uproot."