Ecclesiastes 4:2
So I considered those who are already dead more fortunate than the living, who are still alive.This verse in the real world
In what words
- עֲדֶןʻădentill now
- כְּבָרkᵉbârproperly, extent of time, i.e. a great while; hence, long ago, formerly, hitherto
- שָׁבַחshâbachproperly, to address in aloud tone, i.e. (specifically) loud; figuratively, to pacify (as
- חַיchayalive; hence, raw (flesh); fresh (plant, water, year), strong; also (as noun, especially i
- מוּתmûwthto die (literally or figuratively); causatively, to kill
The Hebrew and Greek words standing behind this verse. Word-by-word alignment comes with the interlinear.