Ecclesiastes 4:11
Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
Again, if two lie down together, they will keep warm; but how can one keep warm alone?

Young's Literal Translation
Also, if two lie down, then they have heat, but how hath one heat?

King James Bible
Again, if two lie together, then they have heat: but how can one be warm [alone]?

Hebrew
Again,
גַּ֛ם (gam)
Conjunction
Strong's 1571: Assemblage, also, even, yea, though, both, and

if
אִם־ (’im-)
Conjunction
Strong's 518: Lo!, whether?, if, although, Oh that!, when, not

two
שְׁנַ֖יִם (šə·na·yim)
Number - md
Strong's 8147: Two (a cardinal number)

lie down together,
יִשְׁכְּב֥וּ (yiš·kə·ḇū)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine plural
Strong's 7901: To lie down

they will keep warm;
וְחַ֣ם (wə·ḥam)
Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Conjunctive perfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 2552: To be or become warm

but how
אֵ֥יךְ (’êḵ)
Interjection
Strong's 349: How?, how!, where

can one
וּלְאֶחָ֖ד (ū·lə·’e·ḥāḏ)
Conjunctive waw, Preposition-l | Number - masculine singular
Strong's 259: United, one, first

keep warm {alone}?
יֵחָֽם׃ (yê·ḥām)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's 3179: To be hot, to conceive

                                                                                                                                                                                                                                                           
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