Ecclesiastes 4:2 Hebrew Word Analysis

0Wherefore I praisedוְשַׁבֵּ֧חַh7623
1אֲנִ֛יh589
2אֶתh853
5deadמֵ֑תוּh4191
4which are alreadyשֶׁכְּבָ֣רh3528
5deadמֵ֑תוּh4191
6מִןh4480
10aliveחַיִּ֖יםh2416
8אֲשֶׁ֛רh834
9הֵ֥מָּהh1992
10aliveחַיִּ֖יםh2416
11which are yetעֲדֶֽנָה׃h5728

Other Translations

King James Version (KJV)

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

American Standard Version (ASV)

Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;

Bible in Basic English (BBE)

So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.

Darby English Bible (DBY)

Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;

World English Bible (WEB)

Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.

Young's Literal Translation (YLT)

And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.