Ecclesiastes 5:5

Hebrew	אַל תִּתֵּ֤ן אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( פִּ֨יךָ֙ לַחֲטִ֣יא אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( בְּשָׂרֶ֔ךָ וְאַל תֹּאמַר֙ לִפְנֵ֣י הַמַּלְאָ֔ךְ כִּ֥י שְׁגָגָ֖ה הִ֑יא לָ֣מָּה יִקְצֹ֤ף הָֽאֱלֹהִים֙plugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֱלֹהִים hebrew Meanings: * God * god * goddess * divine ones * angels Noun, masculine עַל קוֹלֶ֔ךָ וְחִבֵּ֖ל אֶתplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigאֵת hebrew The Hebrew אֵת word does not have a corresponding word in English. In Hebrew, it is a marker of the accusative, i.e. the word following it is the object of the sentence. For example, in Genesis 1:1 the word is preceded by בָּרָ֣א אֱלֹהִ֑ים ( מַעֲשֵׂ֥ה יָדֶֽיךָ
ESV	It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.
NIV	It is better not to vow than to make a vow and not fulfill it.
NLT	It is better to say nothing than to make a promise and not keep it.
LXX	ἀγαθὸν τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article μὴ εὔξασθαί σε ἢ τὸplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigὁ greek The definite article εὔξασθαί σε καὶplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigκαί greek Meaning * And * Also * Both * Even * Too * So Is a conjunction that connects single words or terms or sentences. IT is most frequently translated as “and” μὴ ἀποδοῦναι
KJV	Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

^{Ecclesiastes 5:4 ← Ecclesiastes 5:5 → Ecclesiastes 5:6}

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