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Becauseבַּאֲשֶׁרthe wordדְּבַרof the kingמֶלֶךְis power,שִׁלְטוֹןand whoוּמִיwill sayיֹאמַרto him,לוֹ“Whatמַהare you doing?”תַּעֲשֶׂה
Ecclesiastes 8:4
Study it in the app“Because the word of the king is power, and who will say to him, “What are you doing?””
With the Hebrew beneath
Ecclesiastes 8:4, word by word
- the wordדְּבַרdevar
word
What someone says or announces, above all what YHWH says.
Where else “devar” appears- of the kingמֶלֶךְmelech
king
A king who rules a people.
Where else “melech” appears- is powerשִׁלְטוֹןshilton
power, authority
Power, authority; one who has power.
Where else “shilton” appears- will sayיֹאמַרyomar
say
To say with the mouth to someone what one thinks or wants, or to answer him.
Where else “yomar” appears- are you doingתַּעֲשֶׂהtaase
do
To carry out an act or to deal with someone in a certain way, for good or ill.
Where else “taase” appears
The context
3Do not be hasty to go from his presence; do not stand in a bad matter, for all that he pleases he will do.
4 · This verse (above)
5Whoever keeps the commandment will not know a bad thing, and the time and the judgment the heart of a wise man knows.