Ecclesiastes 5:6

“Do not let your mouth bring your flesh into sin, and do not say before the messenger that it was an error. Why should Elohim be angry at your voice and destroy the work of your hands?”

Ecclesiastes 5:6 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Ecclesiastes 5:6, word by word

letתִּתֵּןtiten

let

To let something happen.

Where else “titen” appears
your mouthפִּיpi

mouth

The part of the face with which one speaks, eats and kisses.

Where else “pi” appears
your fleshבְּשָׂרֶbesare

flesh

The body of a person or animal, the soft part covering the bones.

Where else “besare” appears
into sinחֲטִיאchati

sin

To do wrong, fail God or another.

Where else “chati” appears
sayתֹּאמַרtomar

say

To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.

Where else “tomar” appears
beforeפְנֵיfene

before

Literally "to the face of": in sight of someone, or on account of something.

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the messengerמַּלְאָךְmalach

messenger

Someone sent on an errand.

Where else “malach” appears
an errorשְׁגָגָהshegaga

inadvertence

Inadvertence: a sin committed without realizing it or without intending it.

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should Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim

Elohim

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

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be angryיִקְצֹףyiktsof

be angry

Be angry, burst out in rage; provoke to anger.

Where else “yiktsof” appears
at your voiceקוֹלֶkole

voice

What is heard when someone speaks or sings; also the voice of God.

Where else “kole” appears
and destroyחִבֵּלchibel

ruin

To do harm or ruin something; also to act very wickedly.

Where else “chibel” appears
the workמַעֲשֵׂהmaase

work

What someone does: his works, and especially what God does.

Where else “maase” appears
of your handsיָדֶיyade

hand

The part of the body with which one takes, gives and works; also what one does.

Where else “yade” appears

The context

5Better that you do not vow than that you vow and do not fulfill.

6 · This verse (above)

7For in a multitude of dreams there are vapors and many words; but fear Elohim.

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