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When thou vowest a vow unto God, defer not to pay it; for he hath no pleasure in fools: pay that which thou hast vowed. (KJV)

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כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ka.'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 5:4 word 1

תִּדֹּ֨רti.Doryou will vow

Lemma: נָדַר (na.dar) · Strong's: H5087

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

Meaning: to vow

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 27:8, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5087; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 2

נֶ֜דֶרNe.dera vow

Lemma: נֶ֫דֶר (ne.der) · Strong's: H5088

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

Meaning: vow

Used 60 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 7:16, Leviticus 22:18, Leviticus 22:21, Leviticus 22:23 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5088; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 3

לֵֽאלֹהִ֗יםle.lo.Himto 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 5:4 word 4

אַל\־'al-may not

Lemma: אַל (al) · Strong's: H0408

Parsing: Particle · Negative (HTn)

Meaning: not

Used 723 times. Also: Genesis 13:8, Genesis 15:1, Genesis 18:3, Genesis 18:30, Genesis 18:32, Genesis 19:7 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0408; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 5

תְּאַחֵר֙te.'a.Cheryou delay

Lemma: אָחַר (a.char) · Strong's: H0309

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Imperfect (hence Tense · Jussive) · Second · Masculine · Singular (HVpj2ms)

Meaning: to delay

Used 16 times. Also: Genesis 24:56, Genesis 32:4, Genesis 34:19, Exodus 22:29, Deuteronomy 7:10, Deuteronomy 23:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0309; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 6

לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹle.sha.le.Moto pay it

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 7

כִּ֛יkifor

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 5:4 word 8

אֵ֥ין'einthere not

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 5:4 word 9

חֵ֖פֶץChe.fetz[is] pleasure

Lemma: חֵ֫פֶץ (che.phets) · Strong's: H2656

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

Meaning: pleasure

Used 39 times. Also: 1 Samuel 15:22, 1 Samuel 18:25, 2 Samuel 23:5, 1 Kings 5:8, 1 Kings 5:9, 1 Kings 5:10 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2656; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 10

בַּכְּסִילִ֑יםba.ke.si.Limin <the> 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 5:4 word 11

אֵ֥ת'et<obj.>

Lemma: אֵת (et) · Strong's: H0853

Parsing: Particle · Object indicator (HTo)

Meaning: [Obj.]

Used 10927 times. Also: Genesis 1:1, Genesis 1:4, Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:16, Genesis 1:17, Genesis 1:21 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0853; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 12

אֲשֶׁר\־'a.Sher-[that] which

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 13

תִּדֹּ֖רti.Doryou will vow

Lemma: נָדַר (na.dar) · Strong's: H5087

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

Meaning: to vow

Used 31 times. Also: Genesis 28:20, Genesis 31:13, Leviticus 27:8, Numbers 6:2, Numbers 6:21, Numbers 21:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5087; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 14

שַׁלֵּֽם\׃sha.Lempay

Lemma: שָׁלֵם (sa.lem) · Strong's: H7999A

Parsing: Verb · Piel (hence Action · Active) · Infinitive · Construct (HVpcc)

Meaning: to complete

Used 103 times. Also: Genesis 44:4, Exodus 21:34, Exodus 21:36, Exodus 22:1, Exodus 22:3, Exodus 22:4 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7999A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 5:4 word 15

How the BSB renders it

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

When	→	כַּאֲשֶׁר H0834D as which
you make	→	נָדַר H5087 to vow
a vow	→	נֶ֫דֶר H5088 vow
to God	→	אֱלֹהִים H0430G God
do not	→	אַל H0408 not
delay	→	אָחַר H0309 to delay
in fulfilling it	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
because	→	כִּי H3588A for
He takes no	→	אַ֫יִן H0369 nothing
pleasure	→	חֵ֫פֶץ H2656 pleasure
in fools	→	כְּסִיל H3684 fool
Fulfill	→	שָׁלֵם H7999A to complete
your vow	→	נָדַר H5087 to vow

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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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