Ecclesiastes 5:5
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2896 [e]ט֖וֹב
ṭō-wḇ
BetterAdj-ms
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֣ר
’ă-šer
thatPro-r
3808 [e]לֹֽא־
lō-
notAdv-NegPrt
5087 [e]תִדֹּ֑ר
ṯid-dōr;
to vowV-Qal-Imperf-2ms
5087 [e]מִשֶׁתִּדּ֖וֹר‪‬‪‬
miš-šet-tid-dō-wr
than to vowPrep-m, Pro-r | V-Qal-Imperf-2ms
3808 [e]וְלֹ֥א
wə-lō
and notConj-w | Adv-NegPrt
7999 [e]תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃
ṯə-šal-lêm.
payV-Piel-Imperf-2ms





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 5:5 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
טֹ֖וב אֲשֶׁ֣ר לֹֽא־תִדֹּ֑ר מִשֶּׁתִּדֹּ֖ור וְלֹ֥א תְשַׁלֵּֽם׃

קהלת 5:5 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
טוב אשר לא־תדר משתדור ולא תשלם׃

קהלת 5:5 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
טוב אשר לא־תדר משתדור ולא תשלם׃

קהלת 5:5 Hebrew Bible
טוב אשר לא תדר משתדור ולא תשלם׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
It is better that you should not vow than that you should vow and not pay.

King James Bible
Better is it that thou shouldest not vow, than that thou shouldest vow and not pay.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Better that you do not vow than that you vow and not fulfill it.
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