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OET (OET-RV) So I praised those who were dead—who’ve already died,
⇔ more than the living—those who are still alive.
OET-LV And_commended I DOM the_dead who_already they_had_died more_than the_living who they were_alive still.
UHB וְשַׁבֵּ֧חַ אֲנִ֛י אֶת־הַמֵּתִ֖ים שֶׁכְּבָ֣ר מֵ֑תוּ מִן־הַ֣חַיִּ֔ים אֲשֶׁ֛ר הֵ֥מָּה חַיִּ֖ים עֲדֶֽנָה׃ ‡
(vəshabēaḩ ʼₐniy ʼet-hammētim shekkəⱱār mētū min-haḩayyim ʼₐsher hēmmāh ḩayyim ˊₐdenāh.)
Key: khaki:verbs.
Note: Automatic aligning of the OET-RV to the LV is done by some temporary software, hence the OET-RV alignments are incomplete (and may occasionally be wrong).
BrLXX Καὶ ἐπῄνεσα ἐγὼ σύμπαντας τοὺς τεθνηκότας τοὺς ἤδη ἀποθανόντας ὑπὲρ τοὺς ζῶντας, ὅσοι αὐτοὶ ζῶσιν ἕως τοῦ νῦν.
(Kai epaʸnesa egō sumpantas tous tethnaʸkotas tous aʸdaʸ apothanontas huper tous zōntas, hosoi autoi zōsin heōs tou nun. )
BrTr and I praised all the dead that had already died more than the living, as many as are alive until now.
ULT So I praised, I, those who were dead, who have already died, more than the living, who they are still alive.
UST So I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate
⇔ than those who are still alive.
BSB So I admired the dead, who had already died, above the living, who are still alive.
MSB (Same as BSB above)
OEB a soul to comfort them. Happy, thought I, were the dead who are already dead rather than the
WEBBE Therefore I praised the dead who have been long dead more than the living who are yet alive.
WMBB (Same as above)
NET So I considered those who are dead and gone
⇔ more fortunate than those who are still alive.
LSV And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.
FBV I congratulated those who were already dead, for the dead are better off than those who are still alive and being oppressed.[fn]
4:2 “And being oppressed”: supplied, but this is the context for the Teacher's statement.
T4T So I thought that those who are already dead are more fortunate
⇔ than those who are still alive.
LEB No LEB ECC book available
BBE So my praise was for the dead who have gone to their death, more than for the living who still have life.
Moff No Moff ECC book available
JPS Wherefore I praised the dead that are already dead more than the living that are yet alive;
ASV Wherefore I praised the dead that have been long dead more than the living that are yet alive;
DRA And I praised the dead rather than the living:
YLT And I am praising the dead who have already died above the living who are yet alive.
Drby Then I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive;
RV Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive;
SLT And I praise the dead already dead more than the living they yet living.
Wbstr Wherefore I praised the dead who are already dead more than the living who are yet alive.
KJB-1769 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead more than the living which are yet alive.
KJB-1611 Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more then the liuing which are yet aliue.
(Wherefore I praised the dead which are already dead, more then the living which are yet alive.)
Bshps No Bshps ECC book available
Gnva Wherefore I praysed the dead which now are dead, aboue the liuing, which are yet aliue.
(Wherefore I praised the dead which now are dead, above the living, which are yet alive. )
Cvdl No Cvdl ECC book available
Wycl No Wycl ECC book available
Luth No Luth ECC book available
ClVg et laudavi magis mortuos quam viventes;[fn]
(and I_praised more the_dead how living; )
4.2 Et laudavi. HIER. Alii hunc locum ita intelligunt, etc., usque ad et tandiu eas esse beatas quandiu perfruantur choro angelico.
4.2 And I_praised. HIER. Alii this_one place so/thus intelligunt, etc., until to and tandiu them to_be beatas quandiu perfruantur choro angelico.
RP-GNT No RP-GNT ECC book available
4:2 Where oppression reigns, the dead are better off than the living. Those who have died are no longer mistreated.
Note 1 topic: figures-of-speech / parallelism
(Occurrence 0) the living, who are still alive
(Some words not found in UHB: and,commended I DOM the,dead who,already died from/more_than the,living which/who they(emph) life(pl) still, )
The word “living” is a nominal adjective that refers to people who are living. The phrase “those who are still alive” means the same thing as “the living.” Alternate translation: “the people who are still alive” (See also: figs-nominaladj)