Tag Archives: Ecclesiastes 5:1

שְׁמֹ֣ר רגליך כַּאֲשֶׁ֤ר תֵּלֵךְ֙ אֶל־בֵּ֣ית הָאֱלֹהִ֔ים וְקָרֹ֣וב לִשְׁמֹ֔עַ מִתֵּ֥ת הַכְּסִילִ֖ים זָ֑בַח כִּֽי־אֵינָ֥ם יֹודְעִ֖ים לַעֲשֹׂ֥ות רָֽע׃ Guard your foot when you go to the house of God, and draw near to listen rather than to give the sacrifice of fools, for they do not know how to do evil. Introduction to Ecclesiastes 5:1 Ecclesiastes 5:1 presents a moral and spiritual exhortation regarding proper conduct when approaching the בֵּית הָאֱלֹהִים (beit ha-Elohim, “house of God”). This verse features key grammatical structures such as the imperative form (שְׁמֹר, “guard”) and the infinitive construct (לִשְׁמֹעַ, “to listen”).… Learn Hebrew