Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 5:4

⁴When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
When	כַּאֲשֶׁר֩	ka·’ă·šer	Preposition-k; Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
you make	תִּדֹּ֨ר	tid·dōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5087 vow
a vow	נֶ֜דֶר	ne·ḏer	Noun - masculine singular	H5088 vow
to God	לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים	lê·lō·hîm	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine plural	H430 God
do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
delay	תְּאַחֵר֙	tə·’a·ḥêr	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H309 to remain behind, delay, tarry
in fulfilling it	לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ	lə·šal·lə·mōw	Preposition-l; Verb - Piel - Infinitive construct; third person masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
because	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
He takes no	אֵ֥ין	’ên	Adverb	H369 nothing, nought
pleasure	חֵ֖פֶץ	ḥê·p̄eṣ	Noun - masculine singular	H2656 delight, pleasure
in fools	בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים	bak·kə·sî·lîm	Preposition-b, Article; Noun - masculine plural	H3684 stupid fellow, dullard, fool
Fulfill	שַׁלֵּֽם׃	šal·lêm	Verb - Piel - Imperative - masculine singular	H7999 be complete, sound
your vow	תִּדֹּ֖ר	tid·dōr	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5087 vow

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.