Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 7:21

²¹Do not pay attention to every word that is spoken, or you may hear your servant cursing you.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
pay	תִּתֵּ֖ן	tit·tên	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5414 give, put, set
attention	לִבֶּ֑ךָ	lib·be·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H3820 inner man, mind, will, heart
to every	לְכָל־	lə·ḵāl	Preposition-l; Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
word	הַדְּבָרִים֙	had·də·ḇā·rîm	Article; Noun - masculine plural	H1697 speech, word
that	אֲשֶׁ֣ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is spoken	יְדַבֵּ֔רוּ	yə·ḏab·bê·rū	Verb - Piel - Imperfect - third person masculine plural	H1696 speak
or	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
you may hear	תִשְׁמַ֥ע	ṯiš·ma‘	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H8085 hear
your servant	עַבְדְּךָ֖	‘aḇ·də·ḵā	Noun - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H5650 slave, servant
cursing you	מְקַלְלֶֽךָ׃	mə·qal·le·ḵā	Verb - Piel - Participle - masculine singular construct; second person masculine singular	H7043 be slight, swift, trifling

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.