Eccles. 5:4 in context
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Eccles. 5:3      Eccles. 5:5

Ecclesiastes 5:4

It is better not to promise anything than to promise and not fulfill it.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

טוֹב   אֲשֶׁר   לֹא   תִדֹּר   מִשֶׁתִּדּוֹר   וְלֹא   תְשַׁלֵּם  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καθὼς ἂν εὔξῃ εὐχὴν τῷ θεῷ μὴ χρονίσῃς τοῦ ἀποδοῦναι αὐτήν ὅτι οὐκ ἔστιν θέλημα ἐν ἄφροσιν σὺν ὅσα ἐὰν εὔξῃ ἀπόδος

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H2896a
 ט֖וֹב (tvóv)
 pleasant
Adj. Adjective
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Aabsa
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֣ר (asher)
 which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H3808
H9014
 לֹֽא (ló-)
־
not
link
Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 Tn
H5087
 תִדֹּ֑ר (tidór)
 to vow
Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

Vqi2ms
H9006
H9007
H5087
 מִ (mi)
שֶׁ (she)
תִּדּ֖וֹר (tidvór)
 from
which
to vow
Prep. Preposition

Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Verb Verb
qal ♂ sing. qal second person masculine singular

R
Tr
Vqi2ms
H9002
H3808
 וְ (ve)
לֹ֥א (ló)
 and
not
Conj. Conjunktion

Particle – negation Particle (Negative)

 C
Tn
H7999a
H9016
 תְשַׁלֵּֽם (teshalem)
׃
to complete
verseEnd
Verb Verb
piel ♂ sing. piel second person masculine singular

Vpi2ms

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