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Ifאִםthe spiritרוּחַof the rulerהַמּוֹשֵׁלrisesתַּעֲלֶהagainst you,עָלֶיךָdo notאַלleaveתַּנַּחyour place,מְקוֹמְךָforכִּיcalmnessמַרְפֵּאlays to restיַנִּיחַgreatגְּדוֹלִיםsins.חֲטָאִים
Ecclesiastes 10:4
Study it in the app“If the spirit of the ruler rises against you, do not leave your place, for calmness lays to rest great sins.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 10:4, word by word
- the spiritרוּחַruach
spirit
What moves a person inside: their life, their mood.
Where else “ruach” appears- of the rulerמּוֹשֵׁלmoshel
ruler
A person with authority who commands a people, good or bad.
Where else “moshel” appears- risesתַּעֲלֶהtaale
go up
To go from a low place to a higher one: up the mountain, to Jerusalem or to a city.
Where else “taale” appears- leaveתַּנַּחtanach
leave
To leave something where it is and not take it away; not to hinder.
Where else “tanach” appears- your placeמְקוֹמְmekom
place
A place, a spot.
Where else “mekom” appears- calmnessמַרְפֵּאmarpe
calm
A gentle calm that heals, like that of a mild tongue.
Where else “marpe” appears- greatגְּדוֹלִיםgedolim
great
Of great size, amount or importance: a river, a city, a king.
Where else “gedolim” appears- sinsחֲטָאִיםchataim
offense, sin
Offense, sin; its penalty.
Where else “chataim” appears
The context
3And even on the road, when the witless walks, his heart is lacking, and he says to everyone that he is witless.
4 · This verse (above)
5There is an evil I have seen under the sun, like an error that goes out from before the ruler: