Ecclesiastes

Ecclesiastes 4:3

³But better than both is he who has not yet existed, who has not seen the evil that is done under the sun.

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English	Hebrew	Sounds like	Grammar	Word study
But better	וְטוֹב֙	wə·ṭō·wḇ	Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine singular	H2896 pleasant, agreeable, good
than both	מִשְּׁנֵיהֶ֔ם	miš·šə·nê·hem	Preposition-m; Number - masculine dual construct; third person masculine plural	H8147 two
is he who	אֲשֶׁר־	’ă·šer-	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has not	לֹ֣א	lō	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
yet	עֲדֶ֖ן	‘ă·ḏen	Adverb	H5728 till now
existed	הָיָ֑ה	hā·yāh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H1961 fall out, come to pass, become, be
who	אֲשֶׁ֤ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
has not	לֹֽא־	lō-	Adverb - Negative particle	H3808 not
seen	רָאָה֙	rā·’āh	Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H7200 see
the evil	הָרָ֔ע	hā·rā‘	Article; Adjective - masculine singular	H7451 bad, evil
that	אֲשֶׁ֥ר	’ă·šer	Pronoun - relative	H834 particle of relation
is done	נַעֲשָׂ֖ה	na·‘ă·śāh	Verb - Nifal - Perfect - third person masculine singular	H6213 do, make
under	תַּ֥חַת	ta·ḥaṯ	Preposition	H8478 the under part
the sun	הַשָּֽׁמֶשׁ׃	haš·šā·meš	Article; Noun - common singular	H8121 sun

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