7623 [e]   2 wə·šab·bê·aḥ   2 וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ    2 And I praised   2 Conj‑w ¦ V‑Piel‑InfAbs   2

589 [e] ’ă·nî אֲנִ֛י I Pro‑1cs

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־ - DirObjM

4191 [e] ham·mê·ṯîm הַמֵּתִ֖ים those who were dead Art ¦ V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑mp

3528 [e] šek·kə·ḇār שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר who already Pro‑r ¦ Adv

4191 [e] mê·ṯū; מֵ֑תוּ had died V‑Qal‑Perf‑3cp

4480 [e] min- מִן־ above Prep

2416 [e] ha·ḥay·yîm, הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים the living Art ¦ Adj‑mp

834 [e] ’ă·šer אֲשֶׁ֛ר who Pro‑r

1992 [e] hêm·māh הֵ֥מָּה are Pro‑3mp

2416 [e] ḥay·yîm חַיִּ֖ים alive Adj‑mp

5728 [e] ‘ă·ḏe·nāh. עֲדֶֽנָה׃ still Adv ¦ 3fs

Berean Study Bible
So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.

Young's Literal Translation
And I am praising the dead{.htm" title="{"> who have already died above the living who are yet alive.

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

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. Ecclesiastes 4:2 • Ecclesiastes 4:2 NIV • Ecclesiastes 4:2 NLT • Ecclesiastes 4:2 ESV • Ecclesiastes 4:2 NASB • Ecclesiastes 4:2 KJV • Ecclesiastes 4:2 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 4:2 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:2 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:2 German Bible

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