Hebrew Interlinear
Ecclesiastes 5:4 Interlinear
“ When thou vowest a vow unto God defer not to pay it for he hath no pleasure in fools When thou vowest not to pay”
Word-by-Word Analysis
| # | Original | Strong's | English | Definition |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 2 | תִּדֹּ֖ר | H5087 | When thou vowest | to promise (pos., to do or give something to god) |
| 3 | נֶ֜דֶר | H5088 | a vow | a promise (to god); also (concretely) a thing promised |
| 4 | לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים | H430 | unto 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 |
| 5 | אַל | H408 | not (the qualified negation, used as a deprecative); once (job 24:25) as a noun, nothing | |
| 6 | תְּאַחֵר֙ | H309 | defer | to loiter (i.e., be behind); by implication to procrastinate |
| 7 | שַׁלֵּֽם׃ | H7999 | not to pay | to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate |
| 8 | כִּ֛י | H3588 | (by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexed | |
| 9 | אֵ֥ין | H369 | a nonentity; generally used as a negative particle | |
| 10 | חֵ֖פֶץ | H2656 | it for he hath no pleasure | pleasure; hence (abstractly) desire; concretely, a valuable thing; hence (by extension) a matter (as something in mind) |
| 11 | בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים | H3684 | in fools | properly, fat, i.e., (figuratively) stupid or silly |
| 12 | אֵ֥ת | H853 | properly, self (but generally used to point out more definitely the object of a verb or preposition, even or namely) | |
| 13 | אֲשֶׁר | H834 | who, which, what, that; also (as an adverb and a conjunction) when, where, how, because, in order that, etc | |
| 14 | תִּדֹּ֖ר | H5087 | When thou vowest | to promise (pos., to do or give something to god) |
| 15 | שַׁלֵּֽם׃ | H7999 | not to pay | to be safe (in mind, body or estate); figuratively, to be (causatively, make) completed; by implication, to be friendly; by extension, to reciprocate |
Verse Context
Ecclesiastes 5:3 cometh For a dream is known by multitude of business voice...
Ecclesiastes 5:4 (current) When thou vowest a vow unto God defer not to pay it for he hath no pleasure in fools When thou vowest not to pay
Ecclesiastes 5:5Better is it that thou shouldest not vow is it that thou shouldest not vow ...