Eccles. 4:2 in context
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Ecclesiastes 4:2

so I praise the dead
who have already died
more than the living
who are still alive.
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Hebrew Masoretic text (MA), Read from right to left

וְשַׁבֵּחַ   אֲנִי   אֶת   הַמֵּתִים   שֶׁכְּבָר   מֵתוּ   מִן   הַחַיִּים   אֲשֶׁר   הֵמָּה   חַיִּים   עֲדֶנָה  

Greek Septuagint (LXX), Read from left to right

καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σὺν τοὺς τεθνηκότας τοὺς ἤδη ἀποθανόντας ὑπὲρ τοὺς ζῶντας ὅσοι αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἕως τοῦ νῦν

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Strongs nr Hebrew English Grammar Code
H9002
H7623b
 וְ (ve)
שַׁבֵּ֧חַ (shabecha)
 and
to praise
Conj. Conjunktion

Verb Verb
piel piel

C
Vpcc
H0589
 אֲנִ֛י (ani)
 I
Pron. Pron.
personal 1p ♂/♀ sing. personal first person masculine och feminine singular

Pp1bs
H0853
H9014
 אֶת (et-)
־
obj.
link
Particle Particle (Direct Object Marker)

 To
H9009
H4191
 הַ (ha)
מֵּתִ֖ים (metim)
 the
to die
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Verb Verb
qal participle active ♂ pl. qal participle active masculine plural

Td
Vqrmpa
H9007
H3528
 שֶׁ (she)
כְּבָ֣ר (kevar)
 which
already
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

Noun Noun
♂/♀ sing. masculine och feminine singular Absolute state

 Tr
Ncbsa
H4191
 מֵ֑תוּ (meto)
 to die
Verb Verb
qal qatal 3p pl. qal qatal third person plural

Vqp3cp
H4480a
H9014
 מִן (min-)
־
from
link
Prep. Preposition

 R
H9009
H2416a
 הַ֣ (ha)
חַיִּ֔ים (chajim)
 the
alive
Particle Particle (Definite Article)

Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Td
Aampa
H0834a
 אֲשֶׁ֛ר (asher)
 which
Particle – relative Particle (Relative)

 Tr
H1992
 הֵ֥מָּה (hemah)
 they(masc.)
Pron. Pron.
personal 3p ♂ pl. personal third person masculine plural

Pp3mp
H2416a
 חַיִּ֖ים (chajim)
 alive
Adj. Adjective
♂ pl. masculine plural Absolute state

 Aampa
H5728
H9011
H9016
 עֲדֶֽנָ (adena)
ה (h)
׃
till
to
verseEnd
Adv. Adverb

Suffix Suffix

 D
Sd

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