Proverbs 1:12
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let us swallowנִ֭בְלָעֵם
(niv·la·'em)
1104: to swallow down, swallow up, engulfa prim. root
them aliveחַיִּ֑ים
(chai·yim;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
like Sheol,כִּשְׁאֹ֣ול
(kish·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
Even whole,וּ֝תְמִימִ֗ים
(u·te·mi·mim)
8549: complete, soundfrom tamam
as those who go downכְּיֹ֣ורְדֵי
(ke·yo·vr·dei)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
to the pit;בֹֽור׃
(vo·vr.)
953a: a pit, cistern, wellfrom baar


















KJV Lexicon
Let us swallow them up
bala`  (baw-lah')
to make away with (specifically by swallowing); generally, to destroy -- cover, destroy, devour, eat up, be at end, spend up, swallow down (up).
alive
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
as the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
and whole
tamiym  (taw-meem')
without blemish, complete, full, perfect, sincerely (-ity), sound, without spot, undefiled, upright(-ly), whole.
as those that go down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into the pit
bowr  (bore)
a pit hole (especially one used as a cistern or a prison) -- cistern, dungeon, fountain, pit, well.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let us swallow them alive like Sheol, Even whole, as those who go down to the pit;

King James Bible
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let's swallow them alive, like Sheol, still healthy as they go down to the Pit.

International Standard Version
Let's swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole like those who go down into the Pit.

NET Bible
We will swallow them alive like Sheol, those full of vigor like those going down to the Pit.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
And we will swallow him alive like Sheol, and one without blemish like those descending into the pit;

GOD'S WORD® Translation
We'll swallow them alive like the grave, like those in good health who go into the pit.

King James 2000 Bible
Let us swallow them up alive as the grave; and whole, as those that go down into the pit:
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