Ecclesiastes 5:1

“Guard your foot when you go to the house of Elohim; and to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of the senseless, for they do not know that they are doing evil.”

Ecclesiastes 5:1 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 5:1, word by word

Guardשְׁמֹרshemor

take care

To watch out for oneself.

Where else “shemor” appears
your footרַגְלְragl

foot

The part of the body that supports and makes one walk.

Where else “ragl” appears
you goתֵּלֵךְtelech

go

To head for a place, to leave where one is in order to reach another.

Where else “telech” appears
to the houseבֵּיתbet

temple

The temple: "the house of YHWH".

Where else “bet” appears
of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.

Where else “elohim” appears
and to draw nearקָרוֹבkarov

near

Close by, or having access to YHWH.

Where else “karov” appears
to listenשְׁמֹעַshemoa

listen

To pay close attention, or heed a plea.

Where else “shemoa” appears
is better than to giveתֵּתtet

give

To hand something over to someone: a gift, a payment, a charge or a land.

Where else “tet” appears
the sacrificeזָבַחzavach

sacrifice

An animal offered to God and eaten together.

Where else “zavach” appears
of the senselessכְּסִילִיםkesilim

senseless, fool

Fool: not someone who knows little, but someone who despises wisdom and trusts in himself.

Where else “kesilim” appears
knowיוֹדְעִיםyodim

know

To know something, realize.

Where else “yodim” appears
that they are doingעֲשׂוֹתasot

do

To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.

Where else “asot” appears
evilרָעra

evil

What is evil, the opposite of good.

Where else “ra” appears

The context

1 · This verse (above)

2Do not be hasty with your mouth, and let your heart not hurry to bring out a word before Elohim; for Elohim is in the heavens and you on the earth; therefore let your words be few.

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