Proverbs 7:27

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{ "verseID": "Proverbs.7.27", "source": "דַּרְכֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתָ֑הּ יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָֽוֶת׃", "text": "*darḵê* *šĕʾôl* her *bêṯāh*, *yōrĕḏôṯ* to *ḥaḏrê*-*māweṯ*.", "grammar": { "*darḵê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - ways of", "*šĕʾôl*": "noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*bêṯāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house", "*yōrĕḏôṯ*": "verb, qal participle, feminine plural - going down/descending", "*ḥaḏrê*": "noun, masculine plural construct - chambers/rooms of", "*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death" }, "variants": { "*šĕʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*ḥaḏrê-māweṯ*": "chambers of death/inner rooms of death" } }

📖 Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

דַּרְכֵ֣י שְׁא֣וֹל בֵּיתָ֑הּ יֹ֝רְד֗וֹת אֶל־חַדְרֵי־מָֽוֶת׃

Transliteration

darḵê šĕʾôl her bêṯāh, yōrĕḏôṯ to ḥaḏrê-māweṯ.

Grammar Details

• *darḵê*: noun, masculine plural construct - ways of
• *šĕʾôl*: noun, feminine singular - Sheol/grave/underworld
• *bêṯāh*: noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house
• *yōrĕḏôṯ*: verb, qal participle, feminine plural - going down/descending
• *ḥaḏrê*: noun, masculine plural construct - chambers/rooms of
• *māweṯ*: noun, masculine singular - death

Word Meanings

• *šĕʾôl*: Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead
• *ḥaḏrê-māweṯ*: chambers of death/inner rooms of death

Other Translations

• Linguistic Bible Translation from Source Texts

  Her house is the way to Sheol, descending to the chambers of death.

• King James Version 1769 (Standard Version)

  Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

• KJV1611 – Modern English

  Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

• King James Version 1611 (Original)

  Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

• American Standard Version with Strong's Numbers

  Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.

• King James Version with Strong's Numbers

  Her house is the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

• Coverdale Bible (1535)

  Hir house is the waye vnto hell, where men go downe to the chambers of death.

• Geneva Bible (1560)

  Her house is the way vnto ye graue, which goeth downe to the chambers of death.

• Bishops' Bible (1568)

  Her house is the way vnto hell, and bryng men downe into the chaumbers of death.

• Authorized King James Version (1611)

  Her house [is] the way to hell, going down to the chambers of death.

• Webster's Bible (1833)

  Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.

• Young's Literal Translation (1862/1898)

  The ways of Sheol -- her house, Going down unto inner chambers of death!

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.

• American Standard Version (1901)

  Her house is the way to Sheol, Going down to the chambers of death.

• Bible in Basic English (1941)

  Her house is the way to the underworld, going down to the rooms of death.

• World English Bible (2000)

  Her house is the way to Sheol, going down to the rooms of death.

• NET Bible® (New English Translation)

  Her house is the way to the grave, going down to the chambers of death.

Referenced Verses

• Prov 5:5 : 5 { "verseID": "Proverbs.5.5", "source": "רַ֭גְלֶיהָ יֹרְד֣וֹת מָ֑וֶת שְׁ֝א֗וֹל צְעָדֶ֥יהָ יִתְמֹֽכוּ", "text": "Her-*raglayim* *yōrĕdôt* *māwet* *šĕʾôl* her-*ṣĕʿādîm* *yitmōkû*", "grammar": { "*raglayim*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her feet", "*yōrĕdôt*": "verb, qal participle feminine plural - going down/descending", "*māwet*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*šĕʾôl*": "noun, proper masculine - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*ṣĕʿādîm*": "noun, masculine plural with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her steps", "*yitmōkû*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they take hold/grasp/seize" }, "variants": { "*raglayim*": "feet/legs", "*yōrĕdôt*": "going down/descending/leading down", "*māwet*": "death/mortality/dying", "*šĕʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/pit/underworld", "*ṣĕʿādîm*": "steps/paces/footsteps", "*yitmōkû*": "take hold/grasp/seize/support/maintain" } }
• Prov 9:18 : 18 { "verseID": "Proverbs.9.18", "source": "וְֽלֹא־יָ֭דַע כִּֽי־רְפָאִ֣ים שָׁ֑ם בְּעִמְקֵ֖י שְׁא֣וֹל קְרֻאֶֽיהָ׃ פ", "text": "*wlōʾ-yādaʿ* *kî-rpāʾîm* *šām* *bʿimqê* *šʾôl* *qruʾêhā*", "grammar": { "*wlōʾ-yādaʿ*": "conjunction with negative particle and Qal perfect 3rd masculine singular - and he does not know", "*kî-rpāʾîm*": "conjunction with masculine plural noun - that the dead/shades", "*šām*": "adverb - there", "*bʿimqê*": "preposition with masculine plural construct noun - in depths of", "*šʾôl*": "feminine noun - Sheol/grave/underworld", "*qruʾêhā*": "masculine plural adjective/passive participle with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her invited ones" }, "variants": { "*yādaʿ*": "knows/understands/perceives", "*rpāʾîm*": "dead/shades/departed spirits/ghosts", "*ʿimqê*": "depths/deep places", "*šʾôl*": "Sheol/grave/underworld/realm of the dead", "*qruʾêhā*": "her invited ones/her guests/those called by her" } }
• Eccl 7:26 : 26 { "verseID": "Ecclesiastes.7.26", "source": "וּמוֹצֶא אֲנִי מַר מִמָּוֶת אֶת־הָאִשָּׁה אֲשֶׁר־הִיא מְצוֹדִים וַחֲרָמִים לִבָּהּ אֲסוּרִים יָדֶיהָ טוֹב לִפְנֵי הָאֱלֹהִים יִמָּלֵט מִמֶּנָּה וְחוֹטֵא יִלָּכֶד בָּהּ", "text": "And-*môṣēʾ* I *mar* from-*māweṯ* *ʾeṯ*-the-*ʾiššāh* that-she *məṣôḏîm* and-*ḥărāmîm* *libbāh* *ʾăsûrîm* *yāḏeyhā* *ṭôḇ* before the-*ʾĕlōhîm* *yimmālēṭ* from-her and-*ḥôṭēʾ* *yillāḵēḏ* in-her", "grammar": { "*môṣēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - finding", "*mar*": "adjective, masculine singular - bitter", "*māweṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*ʾiššāh*": "noun, feminine singular with definite article - the woman", "*məṣôḏîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nets/snares", "*ḥărāmîm*": "noun, masculine plural - nets/seines", "*libbāh*": "noun, masculine singular with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her heart", "*ʾăsûrîm*": "passive participle masculine plural - bound", "*yāḏeyhā*": "noun, feminine dual with 3rd feminine singular suffix - her hands", "*ṭôḇ*": "adjective, masculine singular - good", "*ʾĕlōhîm*": "noun, masculine plural with definite article - the God", "*yimmālēṭ*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he escapes", "*ḥôṭēʾ*": "Qal participle masculine singular - sinning one", "*yillāḵēḏ*": "Niphal imperfect 3rd masculine singular - he is caught" }, "variants": { "*môṣēʾ*": "finding/discovering", "*mar* from-*māweṯ*": "more bitter than death/worse than death", "*məṣôḏîm* and-*ḥărāmîm*": "nets and snares/traps and entanglements", "*libbāh*": "her heart/her mind/her inner being", "*ʾăsûrîm*": "bound/fettered/imprisoned", "*yāḏeyhā*": "her hands/her actions", "*ṭôḇ* before the-*ʾĕlōhîm*": "good before God/pleasing to God", "*yimmālēṭ*": "escapes/is delivered/flees", "*ḥôṭēʾ*": "sinner/one who sins/transgressor", "*yillāḵēḏ*": "is caught/is captured/is ensnared" } }
• Rev 22:15 : 15 { "verseID": "Revelation.22.15", "source": "Ἔξω δὲ οἱ κύνες, καὶ οἱ φάρμακοι, καὶ οἱ πόρνοι, καὶ οἱ φονεῖς, καὶ οἱ εἰδωλολάτραι, καὶ πᾶς ὁ φιλῶν καὶ ποιῶν ψεῦδος.", "text": "*Exō* but the *kynes*, and the *pharmakoi*, and the *pornoi*, and the *phoneis*, and the *eidōlolatrai*, and all the one *philōn* and *poiōn pseudos*.", "grammar": { "*Exō*": "adverb - outside/out", "*kynes*": "nominative, masculine, plural - dogs", "*pharmakoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - sorcerers", "*pornoi*": "nominative, masculine, plural - fornicators", "*phoneis*": "nominative, masculine, plural - murderers", "*eidōlolatrai*": "nominative, masculine, plural - idolaters", "*philōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - loving", "*poiōn*": "present active participle, nominative, masculine, singular - doing/making", "*pseudos*": "accusative, neuter, singular - lie/falsehood" }, "variants": { "*Exō*": "outside/out/excluded", "*kynes*": "dogs/unclean persons", "*pharmakoi*": "sorcerers/those who practice magic arts/poisoners", "*pornoi*": "fornicators/sexually immoral persons", "*phoneis*": "murderers/killers", "*eidōlolatrai*": "idolaters/those who worship idols", "*philōn*": "loving/being fond of", "*poiōn pseudos*": "practicing falsehood/making a lie" } }
• Prov 2:18-19 : 18 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.18", "source": "כִּ֤י שָׁ֣חָה אֶל־מָ֣וֶת בֵּיתָ֑הּ וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗ים מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃", "text": "for *šāḥāh* to-*māwеṯ* *bêṯāh* and-to-*rəfāʾîm* *maʿgəlōṯеhā*", "grammar": { "*šāḥāh*": "verb, qal perfect 3rd person feminine singular - she has sunk down", "*māwеṯ*": "noun, masculine singular - death", "*bêṯāh*": "noun, masculine singular construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her house", "*rəfāʾîm*": "noun, masculine plural - spirits of the dead/shades", "*maʿgəlōṯеhā*": "noun, feminine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - her tracks" }, "variants": { "*šāḥāh*": "sink down/bow down/incline", "*māwеṯ*": "death/dying", "*rəfāʾîm*": "spirits of the dead/shades/departed spirits", "*maʿgəlōṯеhā*": "her tracks/her paths/her ways" } } 19 { "verseID": "Proverbs.2.19", "source": "כָּל־בָּ֭אֶיהָ לֹ֣א יְשׁוּב֑וּן וְלֹֽא־יַ֝שִּׂ֗יגוּ אָרְח֥וֹת חַיִּֽים׃", "text": "all-*bāʾеhā* not *yəšûḇûn* and-not-*yaśśîḡû* *ʾārəḥôṯ* *ḥayyîm*", "grammar": { "*bāʾеhā*": "verb, qal participle masculine plural construct with 3rd person feminine singular suffix - those who go in to her", "*yəšûḇûn*": "verb, qal imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will return", "*yaśśîḡû*": "verb, hiphil imperfect 3rd person masculine plural - they will reach/attain", "*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "noun, feminine plural construct - paths of", "*ḥayyîm*": "noun, masculine plural - life" }, "variants": { "*bāʾеhā*": "those who go in to her/those who enter to her", "*yəšûḇûn*": "return/come back/turn back", "*yaśśîḡû*": "reach/attain/overtake", "*ʾārəḥôṯ*": "paths/ways/roads", "*ḥayyîm*": "life/living" } }