Ecclesiastes 4:3⥂
KJV:
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.
BSB:
But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.
Hebrew:
וְטוֹב֙ מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם אֵ֥ת אֲשֶׁר־ עֲדֶ֖ן לֹ֣א הָיָ֑ה אֲשֶׁ֤ר לֹֽא־ רָאָה֙ אֶת־ הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה הָרָ֔ע אֲשֶׁ֥ר נַעֲשָׂ֖ה תַּ֥חַת הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃
LXX:
Greek Text
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| Translation | Hebrew/Aramaic | Transliteration [morphology] | Texts |
|---|---|---|---|
| and [is] good | וְטוֹב֙ | ve.HC tOvHAamsa | L |
| more than both of them | מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם | mi.HR she.nei.HAcbdc HemHSp3mp | L |
| <obj.> | אֵ֥ת | 'etHTo | L |
| [one] who | אֲשֶׁר־ | 'a.Sher-HTr | L |
| still | עֲדֶ֖ן | 'a.DenHD | L |
| not | לֹ֣א | lo'HTn | L |
| he has been | הָיָ֑ה | ha.YahHVqp3ms | L |
| [one] who | אֲשֶׁ֤ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| not | לֹֽא־ | lo'-HTn | L |
| he has seen | רָאָה֙ | ra.'AhHVqp3ms | L |
| <obj.> | אֶת־ | 'et-HTo | L |
| the activity | הַמַּעֲשֶׂ֣ה | ha.HTd ma.'a.SehHNcmsa | L |
| <the> evil | הָרָ֔ע | ha.HTd Ra'HAamsa | L |
| which | אֲשֶׁ֥ר | 'a.SherHTr | L |
| it is done | נַעֲשָׂ֖ה | na.'a.SahHVNp3ms | L |
| under | תַּ֥חַת | Ta.chatHNcmsc | L |
| the sun | הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃ | ha.HTd Sha.meshHNcbsa | L |
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