Do not hasten to leave his presence, and do not persist in a bad cause, for he will do whatever he pleases.Ecclesiastes 8:3
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
אַל־תִּבָּהֵ֤ל מִפָּנָיו֙ תֵּלֵ֔ךְ אַֽל־תַּעֲמֹ֖ד בְּדָבָ֣ר רָ֑ע כִּ֛י כָּל־אֲשֶׁ֥ר יַחְפֹּ֖ץ יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃
- אַל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תִּבָּהֵ֤לti.ba.Hel“you be hasty”Verb, niphal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from בָּהַל · “to dismay” · Strong's H0926
- מִפָּנָיו֙mi.pa.Nav“from before him”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from פָּנֶה · “face” · Strong's H6440H
- תֵּלֵ֔ךְte.Lekh“you will go”Verb, qal, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from הָלַךְ · “went” · Strong's H1980G
- אַֽל־'al-“may not”Particle, negative · from אַל · “not” · Strong's H0408
- תַּעֲמֹ֖דta.'a.Mod“you stand”Verb, qal, jussive, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from עָמַד · “stand” · Strong's H5975G
- בְּדָבָ֣רbe.da.Var“in a matter”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from דָּבָר · “case” · Strong's H1697L
- רָ֑עRa'“evil”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from רַע · “evil” · Strong's H7451H
- כִּ֛יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- כָּל־kol-“all”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from כֹּל · “all” · Strong's H3605
- אֲשֶׁ֥ר'a.Sher“that”Particle, relative · from אֲשֶׁר · “which” · Strong's H0834A
- יַחְפֹּ֖ץyach.Potz“he will desire”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חָפֵץ · “to delight in” · Strong's H2654A
- יַעֲשֶֽׂה׃ya.'a.Seh“he will do”Verb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from עָשָׂה · “do” · Strong's H6213A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)