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Ecclesiastes 5:4 — King James Version← Study notes

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.


Ecclesiastes 5:4Hebrew Interlinear

Hebrew · Ecclesiastes 5:47 words
HebrewMeaning
ט֖וֹבṭwōb
beautifuladjH2896
best · better · bountiful · cheerful ···
אֲשֶׁ֣רʾăšer
asparticleH834
after · alike · because · every ···
לֹֽאlōʾ
ereparticleH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תִדֹּ֑רtidōr
vowverbH5087
מִ/שֶׁ/תִּדּ֖וֹרmišetidwōr
vowpronH5087
וְ/לֹ֥אwəlōʾ
ereconjH3808
before · or else · except · ig ···
תְשַׁלֵּֽםtəšalēm
make amendsverbH7999
end · finish · full · give again ···
Words are listed top to bottom following the original right-to-left reading order. אֵת (ʾēṯ) is a direct object marker with no English equivalent, shown faded.

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