Ecclesiastes 4:3 — compare English translations
Compare translationsEcclesiastes 4:3 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 →
וְטוֹב֙
ṭôwb
H2896
good
מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם
shᵉnayim
H8147
two
אֵ֥ת
ʼêth
H853
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אֲשֶׁר
ʼăsher
H834
which
עֲדֶ֖ן
ʻăden
H5728
yet
לֹ֣א
lôʼ
H3808
not
הָיָ֑ה
hâyâh
H1961
to be
אֲשֶׁ֤ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
לֹֽא
lôʼ
H3808
not
רָאָה֙
râʼâh
H7200
to see
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
maʻăseh
H4639
work
הָרָ֔ע
raʻ
H7451
evil
אֲשֶׁ֥ר
ʼăsher
H834
which
נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
ʻâsâh
H6213
to do
תַּ֥חַת
tachath
H8478
under
הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ
shemesh
H8121
sun
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World English Bible Public Domain
Yes, better than them both is him who has not yet been, who has not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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King James Version Public Domain
Yea, better is he than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
But better than two of them the one who has not yet lived, who has not seen the evil deed that is being done under the sun.
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