Ecclesiastes 4:17
{ "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.4.17", "source": "שְׁמֹ֣ר רַגְלְךָ֗ כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקָר֣וֹב לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ מִתֵּ֥ת הַכְּסִילִ֖ים זָ֑בַח כִּֽי־אֵינָ֥ם יוֹדְעִ֖ים לַעֲשׂ֥וֹת רָֽע׃", "text": "*šəmōr* *ragləḵā* when *tēlēḵ* to-*bêt* the-*ʾĕlōhîm* and-*qārôḇ* to-*šəmōaʿ* from-*tēt* the-*kəsîlîm* *zāḇaḥ* for-they-are-not *yôdəʿîm* to-*ʿăśôt* *rāʿ*", "grammar": { "*šəmōr*": "Qal imperative, masculine singular - guard/keep", "*ragləḵā*": "noun, feminine singular + 2nd person masculine singular suffix - your foot", "*tēlēḵ*": "Qal imperfect, 2nd person masculine singular - you go", "*bêt*": "noun, masculine singular construct - house of", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural - God", "*qārôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - near/close/ready", "*šəmōaʿ*": "Qal infinitive construct - to hear/listen", "*tēt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to give", "*kəsîlîm*": "noun, masculine plural - fools", "*zāḇaḥ*": "noun, masculine singular - sacrifice", "*yôdəʿîm*": "Qal participle, masculine plural - knowing", "*ʿăśôt*": "Qal infinitive construct - to do/make", "*rāʿ*": "noun, masculine singular - evil/wickedness" }, "variants": { "*šəmōr ragləḵā*": "guard your foot/watch your step/be careful how you go", "*bêt ha-ʾĕlōhîm*": "house of God/temple", "*qārôḇ li-šəmōaʿ*": "ready to hear/drawing near to listen/attentive", "*tēt zāḇaḥ*": "giving sacrifice/offering sacrifice", "*kəsîlîm*": "fools/foolish ones/stupid people", "*ʿăśôt rāʿ*": "doing evil/committing wickedness/doing wrong" } }