1a) (Piel) to soothe, still 1b) (Hiphil) stilling (participle) 2) to laud, praise, commend 2a) (Piel) 2a1) to laud, praise (God) 2a2) to commend, congratulate (the dead) 2b) (Hithpael) to boast">7623 [e]   2 wə·šab·bê·aḥ   2 וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ    2 Therefore praised   2 Conj‑w | V‑Piel‑InfAbs   2

589 [e] ’ă·nî אֲנִ֛י I Pro‑1cs

853 [e] ’eṯ- אֶת־  -  DirObjM

1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely">4191 [e] ham·mê·ṯîm הַמֵּתִ֖ים the dead Art | V‑Qal‑Prtcpl‑mp

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

1a)(Qal) 1a1) to die 1a2) to die (as penalty), be put to death 1a3) to die, perish (of a nation) 1a4) to die prematurely (by neglect of wise moral conduct) 1b) (Polel) to kill, put to death, dispatch 1c) (Hiphil) to kill, put to death 1d) (Hophal) 1d1) to be killed, be put to death 1d1a) to die prematurely">4191 [e] mê·ṯū; מֵ֑תוּ were dead V‑Qal‑Perf‑3cp

1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that">4480 [e] min- מִן־ More than Prep

1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community">2416 [e] ha·ḥay·yîm, הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים the living Art | Adj‑mp

1a) which, who 1b) that which 2) (conj) 2a) that (in obj clause) 2b) when 2c) since 2d) as 2e) conditional if">834 [e] ’ă·šer אֲשֶׁ֛ר who Pro‑r

1992 [e] hêm·māh הֵ֥מָּה are Pro‑3mp

1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community">2416 [e] ḥay·yîm חַיִּ֖ים alive Adj‑mp

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

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. International Standard Version
So I commended the dead who had already died as being happier than the living who are still alive.

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

Young's Literal Translation
And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who 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 Commentaries • Ecclesiastes 4:2 Bible Apps • Ecclesiastes 4:2 Biblia Paralela • Ecclesiastes 4:2 Chinese Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:2 French Bible • Ecclesiastes 4:2 German Bible

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