Ecclesiastes 5:1 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 5:1 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
שְׁמֹ֣ר
shâmar
H8104
to keep
רגליך
regel
H7272
foot
רַגְלְךָ֗
regel
H7272
foot
כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
תֵּלֵךְ֙
yâlak
H3212
to walk
אֶל
ʼêl
H413
to
בֵּ֣ית
bayith
H1004
house
הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים
ʼĕlôhîym
H430
God
וְקָר֣וֹב
qârôwb
H7138
near
לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ
shâmaʻ
H8085
to hear
מִתֵּ֥ת
nâthan
H5414
to give
הַכְּסִילִ֖ים
kᵉçîyl
H3684
fool
זָ֑בַח
zebach
H2077
sacrifice
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
אֵינָ֥ם
ʼayin
H369
nothing
יוֹדְעִ֖ים
yâdaʻ
H3045
to know
לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
רָֽע
raʻ
H7451
evil
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World English Bible Public Domain
Guard your steps when you go to God's house; for to draw near to listen is better than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they don't know that they do evil.
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King James Version Public Domain
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.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Keep your feet when you go to the house of God. And drawing near to listen than fools giving a sacrifice, for they are not knowing do evil.
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).