Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 8:3

³Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
Do not	אַל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
hasten	תִּבָּהֵ֤ל	tib·bā·hêl	Verb - Nifal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H926 alarm, dismay
to leave	תֵּלֵ֔ךְ	tê·lêḵ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H1980 go, come, walk
his presence	מִפָּנָיו֙	mip·pā·nāw	Preposition-m; Noun - common plural construct; third person masculine singular	H6440 face, before
and do not	אַֽל־	’al-	Adverb	H408 prohibition, do not . . ., let not . . .
persist	תַּעֲמֹ֖ד	ta·‘ă·mōḏ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - second person masculine singular	H5975 take one's stand, stand
in a bad	רָ֑ע	rā‘	Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
cause	בְּדָבָ֣ר	bə·ḏā·ḇār	Preposition-b; Noun - masculine singular	H1697 speech, word
for	כִּ֛י	kî	Conjunction	H3588 burning, branding
he will do	יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃	ya·‘ă·śeh	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
whatever	כָּל־	kāl-	Noun - masculine singular construct	H3605 the whole, all
he pleases	יַחְפֹּ֖ץ	yaḥ·pōṣ	Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular	H2654 delight in

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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.