Ecclesiastes 5:1

Bible › Ecclesiastes › Chapter 5 › Verse 1

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

In other translations

Keep thy foot when thou goest to the house of God, and be more ready to hear, than to give the sacrifice of fools: for they consider not that they do evil.Guard your steps when you go to the house of God. Draw near to listen rather than to offer the sacrifice of fools, who do not know that they do wrong.

Hebrew words

שְׁמֹרshemorguardH8104רַגְלְךָragleikhafoot yourH7272כַּאֲשֶׁרka'asher<just> whenH834תֵּלֵךְtelekhyou will goH1980אֶל־'el-toH413בֵּיתbeit[the] house ofH1004הָאֱלֹהִיםha'elohim<the> GodH430וְקָרוֹבvekarovand draw nearH7126לִשְׁמֹעַlishmoa'to listenH8085מִתֵּתmitetmore than givingH5414הַכְּסִילִיםhakesilimthe foolsH3684זָבַחzavacha sacrificeH2077כִּי־ki-forH3588אֵינָם'einamnot theyH369יוֹדְעִיםyod'im[are] knowingH3045לַעֲשׂוֹתla'asotto doH6213רָע׃ra'evilH7451

Word by word from STEPBible's tagged Hebrew Old Testament, STEPBible.org, CC BY 4.0. Hebrew reads right to left.

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