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Ecclesiastes 4:11

Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm alone?

KJV

Et si dormierint duo, fovebuntur mutuo ; unus quomodo calefiet ?

Vulgate

καί γε ἂν κοιμηθῶσιν δύο, καὶ θέρμη αὐτοῖς· καὶ ὁ εἷς πῶς θερμανθῇ;

LXX

Again, if two lie together, then they have warmth; but how can one be warm alone?

ASV

גַּ֛ם אִם יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ שְׁנַ֖יִם וְ/חַ֣ם לָ/הֶ֑ם וּ/לְ/אֶחָ֖ד אֵ֥יךְ יֵחָֽם

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

8 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

אִם
'm
conjunction · 1065×
אֵ֚יךְ
'yk
particle · 82×
אֶחָ֖ד
'chd
adjective · 970×
גַּם
gm
adverb · 764×
חַ֖ם
chm
verb · 13×
יִחַ֖ם
ychm
verb · 10×
יִּשְׁכַּ֤ב
yshkb
verb · 211×
שְׁתֵּ֣י
shty
adjective · 765×

Historic Christian voices

3 passages from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • 1Kgs 1:1 — Now king David was old and stricken in years; and they covered him with clothes, but he gat no heat.
  • 1Kgs 1:2 — Wherefore his servants said unto him, Let there be sought for my lord the king a young virgin: and let her stand before the king, and let her cherish him, and let her lie in thy bosom, that my lord th