Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 7623 [e] וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ wə-šab-bê-aḥ And I praised Conj-w | V-Piel-InfAbs 589 [e] אֲנִ֛י ’ă-nî I Pro-1cs 853 [e] אֶת־ ’eṯ- - DirObjM 4191 [e] הַמֵּתִ֖ים ham-mê-ṯîm those who were dead Art | V-Qal-Prtcpl-mp 3528 [e] שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר šek-kə-ḇār who already Pro-r | Adv 4191 [e] מֵ֑תוּ mê-ṯū had died V-Qal-Perf-3cp 4480 [e] מִן־ min- above Prep 2416 [e] הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים ha-ḥay-yîm the living Art | Adj-mp 834 [e] אֲשֶׁ֛ר ’ă-šer who Pro-r 1992 [e] הֵ֥מָּה hêm-māh are Pro-3mp 2416 [e] חַיִּ֖ים ḥay-yîm alive Adj-mp 5728 [e] עֲדֶֽנָה׃ ‘ă-ḏe-nāh 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
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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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