Ecclesiastes 5:1 Go deeper

← Ecclesiastes 5 · verse 2 →

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil. (KJV)

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שְׁמֹ֣רshe.Morguard

Lemma: שָׁמַר (sha.mar) · Strong's: H8104H

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperative (hence Tense · Imperative) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqv2ms)

Meaning: to keep: guard

Used 160 times. Also: Genesis 2:15, Genesis 3:24, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 28:15, Genesis 28:20, Genesis 30:31 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8104H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 1

כַּאֲשֶׁ֤רka.'a.Sher<just> when

Lemma: כַּאֲשֶׁר (ka.a.sher) · Strong's: H0834D

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: as which

Used 511 times. Also: Genesis 7:9, Genesis 7:16, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:11, Genesis 17:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834D; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 2

תֵּלֵךְ֙te.leKhyou will go

Lemma: הָלַךְ (ha.lakh) · Strong's: H1980G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Indicative/jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVqi2ms)

Meaning: to go: went

Used 940 times. Also: Genesis 3:14, Genesis 8:5, Genesis 11:31, Genesis 12:1, Genesis 12:4, Genesis 12:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1980G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 3

אֶל\־'el-to

Lemma: אֶל (el) · Strong's: H0413

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: to(wards)

Used 5509 times. Also: Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22, Genesis 3:1, Genesis 3:2, Genesis 3:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0413; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 4

בֵּ֣יתbeit[the] house of

Lemma: בַּ֫יִת (ba.yit) · Strong's: H1004Q

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: house: temple

Used 398 times. Also: Exodus 23:19, Exodus 34:26, Deuteronomy 23:18, Joshua 6:24, Joshua 9:23, Judges 9:27 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H1004Q; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 5

הָאֱלֹהִ֔יםha.'E.lo.Him<the> God

Lemma: אֱלֹהִים (e.lo.him) · Strong's: H0430G

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HNcmpa)

Meaning: God

Used 2382 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:2, Genesis 1:3, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:6 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0430G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 6

וְקָר֣וֹבve.ka.Rovand draw near

Lemma: קָרַב (qa.rav) · Strong's: H7126G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Absolute (HVqaa)

Meaning: to present: come

Used 112 times. Also: Genesis 12:11, Genesis 20:4, Genesis 27:41, Genesis 37:18, Genesis 47:29, Exodus 3:5 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7126G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 7

לִשְׁמֹ֔עַlish.Mo.a'to listen

Lemma: שָׁמַע (sha.ma) · Strong's: H8085G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to hear: hear

Used 959 times. Also: Genesis 3:8, Genesis 3:10, Genesis 3:17, Genesis 4:23, Genesis 14:14, Genesis 16:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8085G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 8

מִתֵּ֥תmi.Tetmore than giving

Lemma: נָתַן (na.tan) · Strong's: H5414G

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to give: give

Used 1312 times. Also: Genesis 1:29, Genesis 3:6, Genesis 3:12, Genesis 4:12, Genesis 9:2, Genesis 9:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5414G; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 9

הַכְּסִילִ֖יםha.ke.si.Limthe fools

Lemma: כְּסִיל (ke.sil) · Strong's: H3684

Parsing: Aampa (Aampa)

Meaning: fool

Used 70 times. Also: Psalms 49:10, Psalms 92:6, Psalms 94:8, Proverbs 1:22, Proverbs 1:32, Proverbs 3:35 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3684; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 10

זָ֑בַחZa.vacha sacrifice

Lemma: זֶ֫בַח (ze.vach) · Strong's: H2077

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: sacrifice

Used 162 times. Also: Genesis 31:54, Genesis 46:1, Exodus 10:25, Exodus 12:27, Exodus 18:12, Exodus 23:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2077; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 11

כִּֽי\־ki-for

Lemma: כִּי (ki) · Strong's: H3588A

Parsing: Particle · Conditional (HTc)

Meaning: for

Used 4335 times. Also: Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:10, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:18, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:25 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3588A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 12

אֵינָ֥ם'ei.Namnot they

Lemma: אַ֫יִן (a.yin) · Strong's: H0369

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Construct (HNcmsc)

Meaning: nothing

Used 786 times. Also: Genesis 2:5, Genesis 5:24, Genesis 7:8, Genesis 11:30, Genesis 19:31, Genesis 20:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0369; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 13

יוֹדְעִ֖יםyod.'Im[are] knowing

Lemma: יָדַע (ya.da) · Strong's: H3045

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Participle · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HVqrmpa)

Meaning: to know

Used 937 times. Also: Genesis 3:5, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 3:22, Genesis 4:1, Genesis 4:9, Genesis 4:17 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3045; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 14

לַעֲשׂ֥וֹתla.'a.Sotto do

Lemma: עָשָׂה (a.sah) · Strong's: H6213A

Parsing: Verb · Qal (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVqcc)

Meaning: to make: do

Used 1745 times. Also: Genesis 2:2, Genesis 2:3, Genesis 3:13, Genesis 3:14, Genesis 4:10, Genesis 6:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H6213A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 15

רָֽע\׃Ra'evil

Lemma: רַע (ra) · Strong's: H7451H

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: bad: evil

Used 178 times. Also: Genesis 6:5, Genesis 8:21, Genesis 13:13, Genesis 28:8, Genesis 38:7, Genesis 41:3 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7451H; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:1 word 16

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Guard	→	שָׁמַר H8104H to keep: guard
your steps	→	רֶ֫גֶל H7272 foot
when	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
you go	→	הָלַךְ H1980G to go: went
to	→	אֶל H0413 to(wards)
the house	→	בַּ֫יִת H1004Q house: temple
of God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
Draw near	→	קָרַב H7126G to present: come
to listen	→	שָׁמַע H8085G to hear: hear
rather than to offer	→	נָתַן H5414G to give: give
the sacrifice	→	זֶ֫בַח H2077 sacrifice
of fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
who	→	כִּי H3588A for
do not	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
know that	→	יָדַע H3045 to know
they do	→	עָשָׂה H6213A to make: do
wrong	→	רַע H7451H bad: evil

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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