Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 5:1 Interlinear
“Keep thy foot to the house of God and be more ready to hear than to give of fools the sacrifice for they consider not that they do evil”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | שְׁמֹ֣ר | H8104 | Keep | properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e., guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc |
| 2 | רַגְלְיךָ֗ | H7272 | thy foot | a foot (as used in walking); by implication, a step; by euphemistically the pudenda |
| 3 | כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 4 | תֵּלֵךְ֙ | H1980 | to walk (in a great variety of applications, literally and figuratively) | |
| 5 | אֶל | H413 | near, with or among; often in general, to | |
| 6 | בֵּ֣ית | H1004 | to the house | a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.) |
| 7 | הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים | H430 | of God | gods in the ordinary sense; but specifically used (in the plural thus, especially with the article) of the supreme god; occasionally applied by way of |
| 8 | וְקָר֣וֹב | H7138 | and be more ready | near (in place, kindred or time) |
| 9 | לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ | H8085 | to hear | to hear intelligently (often with implication of attention, obedience, etc.; causatively, to tell, etc.) |
| 10 | מִתֵּ֥ת | H5414 | than to give | to give, used with greatest latitude of application (put, make, etc.) |
| 11 | הַכְּסִילִ֖ים | H3684 | of fools | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| 12 | זָ֑בַח | H2077 | the sacrifice | properly, a slaughter, i.e., the flesh of an animal; by implication, a sacrifice (the victim or the act) |
| 13 | כִּֽי | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 14 | אֵינָ֥ם | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 15 | יוֹדְעִ֖ים | H3045 | for they consider | to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including o |
| 16 | לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת | H6213 | not that they do | to do or make, in the broadest sense and widest application |
| 17 | רָֽע׃ | H7451 | evil | bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral) |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 5:1 (current)Keep thy foot to the house of God and be more ready to hear than to give of fools the sacrifice for they consider not that they do evil
Ecclesiastes 5:2 Be not rash with thy mouth and let not thine heart ...