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Job 17:16

They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

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בַּדֵּ֣יbadeapartבַּדnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “apart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH905properly, separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of atree, bar forcarrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besidesalone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.שְׁאֹ֣לsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.תֵּרַ֑דְנָהteradnahbring downיָרַדverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, feminine, plural — “bring down”, an unfinished actionH3381to descend (literally, to go downwards; or conventionally to a lower region, as the shore, a boundary, the enemy, etc.; or figuratively, to fall); causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)[idiom] abundantly, bring down, carry down, cast down, (cause to) come(-ing) down, fall (down), get down, go(-ing) down(-ward), hang down, [idiom] indeed, let down, light (down), put down (off), (cause to, let) run down, sink, subdue, take…אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…יַ֖חַדyachadalikeיַחַדadverb — “alike”H3162properly, a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedlyalike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-) together, withal.עַלalaboveעַלpreposition — “above”H5921above, over, upon, or against (yet always in this last relation with a downward aspect) in a great variety of applicationsabove, according to(-ly), after, (as) against, among, and, [idiom] as, at, because of, beside (the rest of), between, beyond the time, [idiom] both and, by (reason of), [idiom] had the charge of, concerning for, in (that), (forth, out) of,…עָפָ֣רafardustעָפָרnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dust”, the ordinary formH6083dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mudashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.נָֽחַתnachatlighting downנַחַתnoun, common, feminine, singular, absolute — “lighting down”, the ordinary formH5183a descent, i.e. imposition, unfavorable (punishment) or favorable (food); restfulnesslighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

They shall go down to the bars of the nether-world, when we are at rest together in the dust.

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American Standard Version (1901)

It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, When once there is rest in the dust.

Young’s Literal Translation

[To] the parts of Sheol ye go down, If together on the dust we may rest.

World English Bible

Shall it go down with me to the gates of Sheol, or descend together into the dust?”

Darby Translation

It shall go down to the bars of Sheol, when [our] rest shall be together in the dust.

Douay-Rheims

All that I have shall go down into the deepest pit: thinkest thou that there at least I shall have rest?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

They shall go down to the bars of the nether-world, when we are at rest together in the dust.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Will they go down with me to Hades, or shall we go down together to the tomb?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἢ μετʼ ἐμοῦ εἰς ᾅδην καταβήσονται; ἢ ὁμοθυμαδὸν ἐπὶ χώματος καταβησόμεθα;