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I say:אֲנִיkeepשְׁמוֹרthe commandפִּיof the king,מֶלֶךְand that becauseוְעַל דִּבְרַתof the oathשְׁבוּעַתof Elohim.אֱלֹהִים
Ecclesiastes 8:2
Study it in the app“I say: keep the command of the king, and that because of the oath of Elohim.”
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 8:2, word by word
- keepשְׁמוֹרshemor
keep
To obey the covenant or the commands.
Where else “shemor” appears- the commandפִּיpi
command
Literally "the mouth": what someone says or decrees.
Where else “pi” appears- of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- and that becauseדִּבְרַתdivrat
because of
On account of, for the sake of.
Where else “divrat” appears- of the oathשְׁבוּעַתshevuat
oath
Oath: a solemn promise sworn in someone's name.
Where else “shevuat” appears- of Elohimאֱלֹהִיםelohim
Elohim
The one true God, the Creator; the word is plural but means one.
Where else “elohim” appears
The context
1Who is like the wise man? And who knows the interpretation of a matter? The wisdom of a human being lights up his face, and the hardness of his face is changed.
2 · This verse (above)
3Do not be hasty to go from his presence; do not stand in a bad matter, for all that he pleases he will do.