Ecclesiastes 4:3
Text Analysis

Strong'sHebrewEnglishMorphology
2896 [e]וְטוֹב֙
wə-ṭō-wḇ
And goodConj-w | Adj-ms
8147 [e]מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם
miš-šə-nê-hem
than both of themPrep-m | Number-mdc | 3mp
853 [e]אֵ֥ת
’êṯ
- DirObjM
834 [e]אֲשֶׁר־
’ă-šer-
[is] the one whoPro-r
5728 [e]עֲדֶ֖ן
‘ă-ḏen
yetAdv
3808 [e]לֹ֣א
has notAdv-NegPrt
1961 [e]הָיָ֑ה
hā-yāh
beenV-Qal-Perf-3ms
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֤ר
’ă-šer
whoPro-r
3808 [e]לֹֽא־
lō-
notAdv-NegPrt
7200 [e]רָאָה֙
rā-’āh
has seenV-Qal-Perf-3ms
853 [e]אֶת־
’eṯ-
- DirObjM
4639 [e]הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה
ham-ma-‘ă-śeh
the workArt | N-ms
7451 [e]הָרָ֔ע
hā-rā‘
evilArt | Adj-ms
834 [e]אֲשֶׁ֥ר
’ă-šer
thatPro-r
6213 [e]נַעֲשָׂ֖ה
na-‘ă-śāh
is doneV-Nifal-Perf-3ms
8478 [e]תַּ֥חַת
ta-ḥaṯ
underPrep
8121 [e]הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
haš-šā-meš
the sunArt | N-cs





















Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

Young's Literal Translation
And better than both of them [is] he who hath not yet been, in that he hath not seen the evil work that hath been done under the sun.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
But better than either of them is the one who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.

New American Standard Bible
But better [off] than both of them is the one who has never existed, who has never seen the evil activity that is done under the sun.

King James Bible
Yea, better [is he] than both they, which hath not yet been, who hath not seen the evil work that is done under the sun.
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