Proverbs
Proverbs 1:12
12let us swallow them alive like Sheol,
and whole like those descending into the Pit.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| let us swallow them | נִ֭בְלָעֵם | niḇ·lā·‘êm | Verb - Qal - Imperfect Cohortative if contextual - first person common plural; third person masculine plural | H1104 swallow down, swallow up, engulf |
| alive | חַיִּ֑ים | ḥay·yîm | Noun - masculine plural | H2416 alive, living |
| like Sheol | כִּשְׁא֣וֹל | kiš·’ō·wl | Preposition-k; Noun - common singular | H7585 underworld |
| and whole | וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים | ū·ṯə·mî·mîm | Conjunctive waw; Adjective - masculine plural | H8549 complete, sound |
| like those descending | כְּי֣וֹרְדֵי | kə·yō·wr·ḏê | Preposition-k; Verb - Qal - Participle - masculine plural construct | H3381 come or go down, descend |
| into the Pit | בֽוֹר׃ | ḇō·wr | Noun - masculine singular | H953 pit, cistern, well |
Cross-references
Other passages that speak to the same thing. Point at one to read it.
Psalm 124:3 · Psalm 28:1 · Romans 3:13
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Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.