Ecclesiastes 4:2 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:2 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ
shâbach
H7623
to praise
אֲנִ֛י
ʼănîy
H589
I
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמֵּתִ֖ים
mûwth
H4191
to die
שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר
kᵉbâr
H3528
already
מֵ֑תוּ
mûwth
H4191
to die
מִן
min
H4480
from
הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים
chay
H2416
living
אֲשֶׁ֛ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
הֵ֥מָּה
hêm
H1992
they
חַיִּ֖ים
chay
H2416
living
עֲדֶֽנָה
ʻăden
H5728
yet
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World English Bible Public Domain
Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
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King James Version Public Domain
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
So I praised, I, the dead who have already died more than the living, who, they are still alive.
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