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Two are better than one; because they have a good reward for their labour. (KJV)

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טוֹבִ֥יםto.Vim[are] good

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Plural · Absolute (HAampa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 1

הַשְּׁנַ֖יִםha.she.Na.yim<the> two [people]

Lemma: שְׁנַ֫יִם (she.na.yim) · Strong's: H8147

Parsing: Acbda (Acbda)

Meaning: two

Used 767 times. Also: Genesis 1:16, Genesis 2:25, Genesis 3:7, Genesis 4:19, Genesis 5:8, Genesis 5:18 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H8147; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 2

מִן\־min-more than

Lemma: מִן־ (min) · Strong's: H4480A

Parsing: Preposition (HR)

Meaning: from

Used 1184 times. Also: Genesis 2:6, Genesis 2:7, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:17, Genesis 2:19, Genesis 2:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H4480A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 3

הָאֶחָ֑דha.'e.Chad<the> one

Lemma: אֶחָד (e.chad) · Strong's: H0259

Parsing: Acfsa (Acfsa)

Meaning: one

Used 964 times. Also: Genesis 1:5, Genesis 1:9, Genesis 2:11, Genesis 2:21, Genesis 2:24, Genesis 3:22 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0259; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 4

אֲשֶׁ֧ר'a.Sherthat

Lemma: אֲשֶׁר (a.sher) · Strong's: H0834A

Parsing: Particle · Relative (HTr)

Meaning: which

Used 4952 times. Also: Genesis 1:7, Genesis 1:11, Genesis 1:12, Genesis 1:21, Genesis 1:29, Genesis 1:30 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H0834A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 5

יֵשׁ\־yesh-there

Lemma: יֵשׁ (yesh) · Strong's: H3426

Parsing: Adjective · Numerical · Either gender · Singular · Absolute (HAcbsa)

Meaning: there

Used 138 times. Also: Genesis 18:24, Genesis 23:8, Genesis 24:23, Genesis 24:42, Genesis 24:49, Genesis 28:16 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H3426; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 6

שָׂכָ֥רsa.Khar[is] a reward

Lemma: שָׂכָר (sa.khar) · Strong's: H7939

Parsing: Noun · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HNcmsa)

Meaning: wages

Used 28 times. Also: Genesis 15:1, Genesis 30:18, Genesis 30:28, Genesis 30:32, Genesis 30:33, Genesis 31:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H7939; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 7

ט֖וֹבTovgood

Lemma: טוֹב (tov) · Strong's: H2896A

Parsing: Adjective · Common · Masculine · Singular · Absolute (HAamsa)

Meaning: pleasant

Used 384 times. Also: Genesis 1:31, Genesis 2:9, Genesis 2:12, Genesis 2:18, Genesis 3:5, Genesis 6:2 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H2896A; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 8

בַּעֲמָלָֽם\׃ba.'a.ma.Lamfor toil their

Lemma: עָמָל (a.mal) · Strong's: H5999

Parsing: Noun · Common · Either gender · Singular · Construct (HNcbsc)

Meaning: trouble

Used 55 times. Also: Genesis 41:51, Numbers 23:21, Deuteronomy 26:7, Judges 10:16, Job 3:10, Job 4:8 · All occurrences →

Source: TBESH H5999; TAHOT Ecclesiastes 4:9 word 9

How the BSB renders it

Each English phrase in the Berean Standard Bible and the original word behind it.

Two	→	שְׁנַ֫יִם H8147 two
are better	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
than	→	מִן־ H4480A from
one	→	אֶחָד H0259 one
because	→	אֲשֶׁר H0834A which
they have	→	יֵשׁ H3426 there
. . .	→
a good	→	טוֹב H2896A pleasant
return	→	שָׂכָר H7939 wages
for their labor	→	עָמָל H5999 trouble

King James Version (KJV), public domain in the United States. Source

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Original-language words, glosses, parsing and lexicon entries: STEPBible data by Tyndale House, Cambridge (TAHOT, TAGNT, TBESH, TBESG, TFLSJ, TEHMC, TEGMC), CC BY 4.0, with changes. Hebrew text from the Open Scriptures Hebrew Bible. English alignment: Berean Standard Bible tables (public domain).

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