Ecclesiastes 5
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שְׁמֹ֣ר רגליך רַגְלְךָ֗ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙ אֶל בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקָר֣וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ מִתֵּ֥ת הַכְּסִילִ֖ים זָ֑בַח כִּֽי אֵינָ֥ם יוֹדְעִ֖ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָֽע
keep · feet your · foot your · like/as which · to walk · to · house of · the God(s) · and near · to hear · from to give · the fool · sacrifice · that · nothing them · knowing · to do · evil
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אַל תְּבַהֵ֨ל עַל פִּ֜יךָ וְלִבְּךָ֧ אַל יְמַהֵ֛ר לְהוֹצִ֥יא דָבָ֖ר לִפְנֵ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֑ים כִּ֣י הָאֱלֹהִ֤ים בַּשָּׁמַ֨יִם֙ וְאַתָּ֣ה עַל הָאָ֔רֶץ עַֽל כֵּ֛ן יִהְי֥וּ דְבָרֶ֖יךָ מְעַטִּֽים
not · to terrify · upon · mouth your · and heart your · not · to hasten · to go out · word · to/for face(s) of · the God(s) · that · the God(s) · in/at the heaven(s) · and you · upon · the land · upon · thus · to be · words your · few
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כִּ֛י בָּ֥א הַחֲל֖וֹם בְּרֹ֣ב עִנְיָ֑ן וְק֥וֹל כְּסִ֖יל בְּרֹ֥ב דְּבָרִֽים
that · to enter · the dream · in/at multitude of · occupation · and voice of · fool · in/at multitude of · words
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כַּאֲשֶׁר֩ תִּדֹּ֨ר נֶ֜דֶר לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים אַל תְּאַחֵר֙ לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ כִּ֛י אֵ֥ין חֵ֖פֶץ בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר תִּדֹּ֖ר שַׁלֵּֽם
like/as which · to vow · vow · to/for God(s) · not · to delay · to be at peace him · that · nothing · delight · in/at the fool · - · which · to vow · be at peace
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ט֖וֹב אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא תִדֹּ֑ר מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר וְלֹ֥א תְשַׁלֵּֽם
good · which · not · to vow · from who/which to vow · and not · to be at peace
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אַל תִּתֵּ֤ן אֶת פִּ֨יךָ֙ לַחֲטִ֣יא אֶת בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ וְאַל תֹּאמַר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י שְׁגָגָ֖ה הִ֑יא לָ֣מָּה יִקְצֹ֤ף הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙ עַל קוֹלֶ֔ךָ וְחִבֵּ֖ל אֶת מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ
not · to give · - · mouth your · to sin · - · flesh your · and not · to say · to/for face(s) of · the messenger · that · sin · he · to/for what · to be angry · the God(s) · upon · voice your · and to bind · - · work of · hands your
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כִּ֣י בְרֹ֤ב חֲלֹמוֹת֙ וַהֲבָלִ֔ים וּדְבָרִ֖ים הַרְבֵּ֑ה כִּ֥י אֶת הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים יְרָֽא
that · in/at multitude of · dreams · and vanities · and words · to multiply · that · - · the God(s) · fear
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אִם עֹ֣שֶׁק רָ֠שׁ וְגֵ֨זֶל מִשְׁפָּ֤ט וָצֶ֨דֶק֙ תִּרְאֶ֣ה בַמְּדִינָ֔ה אַל תִּתְמַ֖הּ עַל הַחֵ֑פֶץ כִּ֣י גָבֹ֜הַּ מֵעַ֤ל גָּבֹ֨הַ֙ שֹׁמֵ֔ר וּגְבֹהִ֖ים עֲלֵיהֶֽם
if · oppression of · being poor · and plunder of · judgment · and righteousness · to see · in/at the province · not · to be astounded · upon · the delight · that · high · from upon · high · keeping · and high · upon them
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וְיִתְר֥וֹן אֶ֖רֶץ בַּכֹּ֣ל היא ה֑וּא מֶ֥לֶךְ לְשָׂדֶ֖ה נֶעֱבָֽד
and profit of · land · in/at the all · he · he · king · to/for field · to serve
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אֹהֵ֥ב כֶּ֨סֶף֙ לֹא יִשְׂבַּ֣ע כֶּ֔סֶף וּמִֽי אֹהֵ֥ב בֶּהָמ֖וֹן לֹ֣א תְבוּאָ֑ה גַּם זֶ֖ה הָֽבֶל
loving · silver · not · to be satisfied · silver · and who · loving · in/at the tumult · not · produce · also · this · vapor
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בִּרְבוֹת֙ הַטּוֹבָ֔ה רַבּ֖וּ אוֹכְלֶ֑יהָ וּמַה כִּשְׁרוֹן֙ לִבְעָלֶ֔יהָ כִּ֖י אִם ראית רְא֥וּת עֵינָֽיו
in/at to multiply · the good · to multiply · eating her · and what · success · to/for husbands her · that · if · beholding of · beholding of · eyes his
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מְתוּקָה֙ שְׁנַ֣ת הָעֹבֵ֔ד אִם מְעַ֥ט וְאִם הַרְבֵּ֖ה יֹאכֵ֑ל וְהַשָּׂבָע֙ לֶֽעָשִׁ֔יר אֵינֶ֛נּוּ מַנִּ֥יחַֽ ל֖וֹ לִישֽׁוֹן
sweet · sleep of · the serving · if · few · and if · to multiply · to eat · and the plenty · to/for the rich · nothing him · resting · to/for him · to sleep
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יֵ֚שׁ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה רָאִ֖יתִי תַּ֣חַת הַשָּׁ֑מֶשׁ עֹ֛שֶׁר שָׁמ֥וּר לִבְעָלָ֖יו לְרָעָתֽוֹ
there is · evil · being sick · to see · under · the sun · riches · kept · to/for husbands his · to/for evil his
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וְאָבַ֛ד הָעֹ֥שֶׁר הַה֖וּא בְּעִנְיַ֣ן רָ֑ע וְהוֹלִ֣יד בֵּ֔ן וְאֵ֥ין בְּיָד֖וֹ מְאֽוּמָה
and to perish · the riches · the he · in/at occupation · evil · and to bear · son · and nothing · in/at hand his · anything
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כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר יָצָא֙ מִבֶּ֣טֶן אִמּ֔וֹ עָר֛וֹם יָשׁ֥וּב לָלֶ֖כֶת כְּשֶׁבָּ֑א וּמְא֨וּמָה֙ לֹא יִשָּׂ֣א בַעֲמָל֔וֹ שֶׁיֹּלֵ֖ךְ בְּיָדֽוֹ
like/as which · to go out · from belly of · mother his · naked · to return · to walk · like/as who/which to enter · and anything · not · to lift · in/at toil his · who/which to walk · in/at hand his
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וְגַם זֹה֙ רָעָ֣ה חוֹלָ֔ה כָּל עֻמַּ֥ת שֶׁבָּ֖א כֵּ֣ן יֵלֵ֑ךְ וּמַה יִּתְר֣וֹן ל֔וֹ שֶֽׁיַּעֲמֹ֖ל לָרֽוּחַ
and also · this · evil · being sick · like/as all · beside of · who/which to enter · thus · to walk · and what · profit · to/for him · who/which to labor · to/for the spirit
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גַּ֥ם כָּל יָמָ֖יו בַּחֹ֣שֶׁךְ יֹאכֵ֑ל וְכָעַ֥ס הַרְבֵּ֖ה וְחָלְי֥וֹ וָקָֽצֶף
also · all of · days his · in/at the darkness · to eat · and to be angry · to multiply · and sickness his · and wrath
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הִנֵּ֞ה אֲשֶׁר רָאִ֣יתִי אָ֗נִי ט֣וֹב אֲשֶׁר יָפֶ֣ה לֶֽאֶכוֹל וְ֠לִשְׁתּוֹת וְלִרְא֨וֹת טוֹבָ֜ה בְּכָל עֲמָל֣וֹ שֶׁיַּעֲמֹ֣ל תַּֽחַת הַשֶּׁ֗מֶשׁ מִסְפַּ֧ר יְמֵי חיו חַיָּ֛יו אֲשֶׁר נָֽתַן ל֥וֹ הָאֱלֹהִ֖ים כִּי ה֥וּא חֶלְקֽוֹ
behold · which · to see · I · good · which · beautiful · to eat · and to drink · and to see · good · in/at all of · toil his · who/which to labor · under · the sun · number of · days of · living things his · living things his · which · to give · to/for him · the God(s) · that · he · portion his
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גַּ֣ם כָּֽל הָאָדָ֡ם אֲשֶׁ֣ר נָֽתַן ל֣וֹ הָאֱלֹהִים֩ עֹ֨שֶׁר וּנְכָסִ֜ים וְהִשְׁלִיט֨וֹ לֶאֱכֹ֤ל מִמֶּ֨נּוּ֙ וְלָשֵׂ֣את אֶת חֶלְק֔וֹ וְלִשְׂמֹ֖חַ בַּעֲמָל֑וֹ זֹ֕ה מַתַּ֥ת אֱלֹהִ֖ים הִֽיא
also · all of · the man · which · to give · to/for him · the God(s) · riches · and treasures · and to dominate him · to eat · from us · and to lift · - · portion his · and to rejoice · in/at toil his · this · gift of · God(s) · he
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כִּ֚י לֹ֣א הַרְבֵּ֔ה יִזְכֹּ֖ר אֶת יְמֵ֣י חַיָּ֑יו כִּ֧י הָאֱלֹהִ֛ים מַעֲנֶ֖ה בְּשִׂמְחַ֥ת לִבּֽוֹ
that · not · to multiply · to remember · - · days of · living things his · that · the God(s) · afflicting · in/at joy of · heart his
About this chapter
- 20 Verses
- 287 Hebrew words
- 134 Distinct lemmas
12 verses here run noticeably shorter or longer in the Septuagint than in the Hebrew (6 shorter, 6 longer) — 5:2, 5:3, 5:4, 5:5, 5:6, 5:7, 5:8, 5:9, 5:14, 5:16, 5:17, 5:19. Open any to read the two side by side.
Measured from the length of the two English translations (the LXX English for the Greek), which tokenize alike — a rough divergence signal, not a word-level alignment or a claim about wording. How the Septuagint differs →
Ecclesiastes 5 contains 20 verses in the Westminster Leningrad Codex. Click any verse to open it in the interlinear word-by-word view, with transliteration, Strong's number, gloss, and full morphology for every word. Use the chapter navigation above to step through Ecclesiastes, or return to the book of Ecclesiastes for the full chapter list.