Ecclesiastes 5:4 BSB

Original language & word study

15 tagged words

Original	Transliteration	Meaning	Word study
כַּאֲשֶׁר֩	ka.'a.Sher	<just> when	H834 →
תִּדֹּ֨ר	ti.Dor	you will vow	H5087 →
נֶ֜דֶר	Ne.der	a vow	H5088 →
לֵֽאלֹהִ֗ים	le.lo.Him	to God	H430 →
אַל־	'al-	may not	H408 →
תְּאַחֵר֙	te.'a.Cher	you delay	H309 →
לְשַׁלְּמ֔וֹ	le.sha.le.Mo	to pay it	H7999 →
כִּ֛י	ki	for	H3588 →
אֵ֥ין	'ein	there not	H369 →
חֵ֖פֶץ	Che.fetz	[is] pleasure	H2656 →
בַּכְּסִילִ֑ים	ba.ke.si.Lim	in <the> fools	H3684 →
אֵ֥ת	'et	<obj.>	H853 →
אֲשֶׁר־	'a.Sher-	[that] which	H834 →
תִּדֹּ֖ר	ti.Dor	you will vow	H5087 →
שַׁלֵּֽם׃	sha.Lem	pay	H7999 →

Rare words are the text's own signal of a deliberate thread: the fewer the occurrences, the more the places it appears belong together.

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Follow this verse’s cross-references two steps out. Each card is a verse this one points to, and beneath it the verses that one points to in turn. Where several different paths arrive at the same place, that place is listed first: the text keeps returning to it. Every stop shows its own words, and every stop is a page.

Through
Matthew 5:33
Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’
leads to
- Ecclesiastes 5:4–6
  When you make a vow to God, do not delay in fulfilling it, because He takes no pleasure in fools. Fulfill your vow.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Deuteronomy 23:21
  If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.
- Leviticus 19:12
  You must not swear falsely by My name and so profane the name of your God. I am the LORD.
- Deuteronomy 23:23
  Be careful to follow through on what comes from your lips, because you have freely vowed to the LORD your God with your own mouth.
- Psalms 76:11
  Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.
Through
Numbers 30:2
If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.
leads to
- Psalms 50:14
  Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.
  Reached by 2 independent paths from here.
- Psalms 116:14
  I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.
- Job 22:27
  You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.

The gold bar shows how strongly the cross-reference sources tie the two verses together: a long bar means many compiled references make the connection, a short one means few.

Numbers 30:2If a man makes a vow to the LORD or swears an oath to obligate himself by a pledge, he must not break his word; he must do everything he has promised.Deuteronomy 23:21–23If you make a vow to the LORD your God, do not be slow to keep it, because He will surely require it of you, and you will be guilty of sin.Psalms 76:11Make and fulfill your vows to the LORD your God; let all the neighboring lands bring tribute to Him who is to be feared.Matthew 5:33Again, you have heard that it was said to the ancients, ‘Do not break your oath, but fulfill your vows to the Lord.’Psalms 66:13–14I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—Psalms 66:13I will enter Your house with burnt offerings; I will fulfill my vows to You—Psalms 50:14Sacrifice a thank offering to God, and fulfill your vows to the Most High.1 Samuel 1:11And she made a vow, pleading, “O LORD of Hosts, if only You will look upon the affliction of Your maidservant and remember me, not forgetting Your maidservant but giving her a son, then I will dedicate him to the LORD all the days of his life, and no razor shall ever come over his head.”Psalms 119:106I have sworn and confirmed that I will keep Your righteous judgments.Job 22:27You will pray to Him, and He will hear you, and you will fulfill your vows.Acts 5:3Then Peter said, “Ananias, how is it that Satan has filled your heart to lie to the Holy Spirit and withhold some of the proceeds from the land?Psalms 5:5The boastful cannot stand in Your presence; You hate all workers of iniquity.Psalms 116:14I will fulfill my vows to the LORD in the presence of all His people.Hebrews 10:6In burnt offerings and sin offerings You took no delight.Psalms 147:10–11He does not delight in the strength of the horse; He takes no pleasure in the legpower of the man.Malachi 1:10“Oh, that one of you would shut the temple doors, so that you would no longer kindle useless fires on My altar! I take no pleasure in you,” says the LORD of Hosts, “and I will accept no offering from your hands.Jonah 1:16Then the men feared the LORD greatly, and they offered a sacrifice to the LORD and made vows to Him.Psalms 116:16–18Truly, O LORD, I am Your servant; I am Your servant, the son of Your maidservant; You have broken my bonds.

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