let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those descending into the Pit.Proverbs 1:12
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
נִ֭בְלָעֵם כִּשְׁא֣וֹל חַיִּ֑ים וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי בֽוֹר׃
- נִ֭בְלָעֵםNiv.la.'em“let us engulf them”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, plural + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural · from בָּלַע · “to swallow up” · Strong's H1104
- כִּשְׁא֣וֹלkish.'ol“like Sheol”Preposition + Noun, both genders, singular, absolute · from שְׁאוֹל · “Sheol” · Strong's H7585
- חַיִּ֑יםchai.Yim“alive”Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
- וּ֝תְמִימִ֗יםu.te.mi.Mim“and complete”Conjunction + Adjective, masculine, plural, absolute · from תָּמִים · “complete” · Strong's H8549I
- כְּי֣וֹרְדֵיke.Yor.dei“like [those who] go down of”Preposition + Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, plural, construct · from יָרַד · “to go down” · Strong's H3381
- בֽוֹר׃Vor“[the] pit”Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from בּוֹר · “pit” · Strong's H0953A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)