OET interlinear ECC 3:2

uW Translation Notes:

Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

עֵ֣ת לָ⁠טַ֔עַת וְ⁠עֵ֖ת לַ⁠עֲק֥וֹר נָטֽוּעַ

time to,plant and,a_time to,pluck_up planted

Solomon is referring to all of cultivation by naming two major components, a time to plant and a time to tear out what was planted. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language. Alternate translation: [a time for everything involved in cultivation]

Note 2 topic: figures-of-speech / activepassive

נָטֽוּעַ

planted

The expression what was planted is a passive verbal form. If it would be unnatural to use that form, you could express the idea in active form or in another way that is natural in your language. Alternate translation: [what they planted]

Note 3 topic: figures-of-speech / merism

עֵ֥ת לָ⁠לֶ֖דֶת וְ⁠עֵ֣ת לָ⁠מ֑וּת

time to=give_birth and,a_time to,die

Solomon is referring to all of life’s experiences by naming two major components, a time to give birth and a time to die. If it would be helpful in your language, you could use an equivalent expression or plain language.

Note 4 topic: figures-of-speech / ellipsis

עֵ֥ת לָ⁠לֶ֖דֶת וְ⁠עֵ֣ת לָ⁠מ֑וּת

time to=give_birth and,a_time to,die

Solomon is leaving out some of the words that in many languages a sentence would need in order to be complete. You can supply these words from the context if that would be clearer in your language.