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Do notאַלbe wickedתִּרְשַׁעovermuch,הַרְבֵּהand do notוְאַלbeתְּהִיwitless;סָכָלwhyלָמָּהshould you dieתָמוּתbefore your time?בְּלֹא עִתֶּךָ
Ecclesiastes 7:17
Study it in the app“Do not be wicked overmuch, and do not be witless; why should you die before your time?”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 7:17, word by word
- be wickedתִּרְשַׁעtirsha
act wickedly
To act badly, be at fault.
Where else “tirsha” appears- overmuchהַרְבֵּהharbe
greatly
Used to say 'in great quantity' or 'very much'.
Where else “harbe” appears- beתְּהִיtehi
be
To be: "I will be their Elohim".
Where else “tehi” appears- witlessסָכָלsachal
witless, fool
Foolish; a fool who acts without sense.
Where else “sachal” appears- should you dieתָמוּתtamut
die
To cease living; also, one who has ceased living.
Where else “tamut” appears- before your timeעִתֶּite
time
The moment at which something happens; also "at that time".
Where else “ite” appears
The context
16Do not be righteous overmuch, and do not act overly wise; why should you ruin yourself?
17 · This verse (above)
18It is good that you grasp this, and also from that do not withdraw your hand; for the one who fears Elohim will come out with all of them.