Ecclesiastes 8:3
Do 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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ASV
Be not hasty to go out of his presence; persist not in an evil thing: for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
KJV
Be not hasty to go out of his sight: stand not in an evil thing; for he doeth whatsoever pleaseth him.
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13 tagged words| Original | Transliteration | Meaning | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|
| אַל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תִּבָּהֵ֤ל | ti.ba.Hel | you be hasty | H926 → |
| מִפָּנָיו֙ | mi.pa.Nav | from before him | H6440 → |
| תֵּלֵ֔ךְ | te.Lekh | you will go | H1980 → |
| אַֽל־ | 'al- | may not | H408 → |
| תַּעֲמֹ֖ד | ta.'a.Mod | you stand | H5975 → |
| בְּדָבָ֣ר | be.da.Var | in a matter | H1697 → |
| רָ֑ע | Ra' | evil | H7451 → |
| כִּ֛י | ki | for | H3588 → |
| כָּל־ | kol- | all | H3605 → |
| אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.Sher | that | H834 → |
| יַחְפֹּ֖ץ | yach.Potz | he will desire | H2654 → |
| יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ | ya.'a.Seh | he will do | H6213 → |
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