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Proverbs 15:11

Hell and destruction are before the LORD: how much more then the hearts of the children of men?

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שְׁא֣וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.וַ֭אֲבַדּוֹןvaavadonand destructionאֲבַדּוֹןconjunction, noun, proper name — “and destruction”H11abstract, a perishing; concrete, Hadesdestruction.נֶ֣גֶדnegedagainstנֶגֶדpreposition — “against”H5048a front, i.e. part opposite; specifically a counterpart, or mate; usually (adverbial, especially with preposition) over against or beforeabout, (over) against, [idiom] aloof, [idiom] far (off), [idiom] from, over, presence, [idiom] other side, sight, [idiom] to view.יְהוָ֑הyehvahJehovahיְהֹוָהnoun, proper name — “Jehovah”H3068Jehovah, Jewish national name of GodJehovah, the Lord. Compare H3050 (יָהּ), H3069 (יְהֹוִה).אַ֝֗ףafalsoאַףparticle, affirmation — “also”H637meaning accession (used as an adverb or conjunction); also or yea; adversatively thoughalso, [phrase] although, and (furthermore, yet), but, even, [phrase] how much less (more, rather than), moreover, with, yea.כִּֽיkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “assured”H3588(by implication) very widely used as a relative conjunction or adverb (as below); often largely modified by other particles annexedand, + (forasmuch, inasmuch, where-) as, assured(-ly), + but, certainly, doubtless, + else, even, + except, for, how, (because, in, so, than) that, + nevertheless, now, rightly, seeing, since, surely, then, therefore, + (al-) though, + til…לִבּ֥וֹתlibotheartלִבָּהnoun, common, feminine, plural, construct — “heart”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH3826the heartheart.בְּֽנֵיbenesonבֵּןnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “son”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1121a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc., (like father or brother), etc.)[phrase] afflicted, age, (Ahoh-) (Ammon-) (Hachmon-) (Lev-) ite, (anoint-) ed one, appointed to, ([phrase]) arrow, (Assyr-) (Babylon-) (Egypt-) (Grec-) ian, one born, bough, branch, breed, [phrase] (young) bullock, [phrase] (young) calf, […אָדָֽםadampersonאָדָםnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “person”, the ordinary formH120ruddy i.e. a human being (an individual or the species, mankind, etc.)[idiom] another, [phrase] hypocrite, [phrase] common sort, [idiom] low, man (mean, of low degree), person.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

The nether-world and Destruction are before the LORD; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

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American Standard Version (1901)

Sheol and Abaddon are before Jehovah; How much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Young’s Literal Translation

Sheol and destruction [are] before Jehovah, Surely also the hearts of the sons of men.

World English Bible

Sheol and Abaddon are before Yahweh— how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Darby Translation

Sheol and destruction are before Jehovah; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Douay-Rheims

Hell and destruction are before the Lord: how much more the hearts of the children of men?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

The nether-world and Destruction are before the LORD; how much more then the hearts of the children of men!

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

Hell and destruction are manifest to the Lord; how shall not also be the hearts of men?

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἅδης καὶ ἀπώλεια φανερὰ παρὰ τῷ Κυρίῳ· πῶς οὐχὶ καὶ αἱ καρδίαι τῶν ἀνθρώπων;