Ecclesiastes 4:2
Text Analysis
Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
7623 [e]וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ
wə-šab-bê-aḥ
Therefore praisedConj-w | V-Piel-InfAbs
589 [e]אֲנִ֛י
’ă-nî
IPro-1cs
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
-DirObjM
4191 [e]הַמֵּתִ֖ים
ham-mê-ṯîm
the deadArt | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp
3528 [e]שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר
šek-kə-ḇār
who alreadyPro-r | Adv
4191 [e]מֵ֑תוּ
mê-ṯū;
were deadV-Qal-Perf-3cp
4480 [e]מִן־
min-
More thanPrep
2416 [e]הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים
ha-ḥay-yîm,
the livingArt | Adj-mp
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֛ר
’ă-šer
whoPro-r
1992 [e]הֵ֥מָּה
hêm-māh
arePro-3mp
2416 [e]חַיִּ֖ים
ḥay-yîm
aliveAdj-mp
5728 [e]עֲדֶֽנָה׃
‘ă-ḏe-nāh.
stillAdv | 3fs





















Hebrew Texts
קהלת 4:2 Hebrew OT: Westminster Leningrad Codex
וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י אֶת־הַמֵּתִ֖ים שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר מֵ֑תוּ מִן־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה חַיִּ֖ים עֲדֶֽנָה׃

קהלת 4:2 Hebrew OT: WLC (Consonants Only)
ושבח אני את־המתים שכבר מתו מן־החיים אשר המה חיים עדנה׃

קהלת 4:2 Paleo-Hebrew OT: WLC (Font Required)
ושבח אני את־המתים שכבר מתו מן־החיים אשר המה חיים עדנה׃

קהלת 4:2 Hebrew Bible
ושבח אני את המתים שכבר מתו מן החיים אשר המה חיים עדנה׃

Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So I congratulated the dead who are already dead more than the living who are still living.

King James Bible
Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
So I admired the dead, who have already died, more than the living, who are still alive.
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