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Proverbs 2:18

For her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead.

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כִּ֤יkiassuredכִּיconjunction — “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…שָׁ֣חָהshachahinclineשׁוּחַverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “incline”, a completed actionH7743to sink, literally or figurativelybow down, incline, humble.אֶלelamongאֵלpreposition — “among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).מָ֣וֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH4194death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin(be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).בֵּיתָ֑הּbeytahfamilyבַּיִתnoun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “family”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1004a house (in the greatest variation of applications, especially family, etc.)court, daughter, door, [phrase] dungeon, family, [phrase] forth of, [idiom] great as would contain, hangings, home(born), (winter) house(-hold), inside(-ward), palace, place, [phrase] prison, [phrase] steward, [phrase] tablet, temple, web,…וְאֶלveeland amongאֵלconjunction, preposition — “and among”H413near, with or among; often in general, toabout, according to, after, against, among, as for, at, because(-fore, -side), both...and, by, concerning, for, from, [idiom] hath, in(-to), near, (out) of, over, through, to(-ward), under, unto, upon, whether, with(-in).רְ֝פָאִ֗יםrefaimdeadרָפָאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH7496properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)dead, deceased.מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָmageloteyhagoingמַעְגָּלnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “going”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH4570a track (literally or figuratively); also a rampart (as circular)going, path, trench, way(-side).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;

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American Standard Version (1901)

For her house inclineth unto death, And her paths unto the dead;

Young’s Literal Translation

For her house hath inclined unto death, And unto Rephaim her paths.

World English Bible

for her house leads down to death, her paths to the departed spirits.

Darby Translation

— for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths unto the dead;

Douay-Rheims

And hath forgotten the covenant of her God: for her house inclineth unto death, and her paths to hell.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

For her house sinketh down unto death, and her paths unto the shades;

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

For she has fixed her house near death, and guided her wheels near Hades with the giants.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἔθετο γὰρ παρὰ τῷ θανάτῳ τὸν οἶκον αὐτῆς, καὶ παρὰ τῷ ᾅδῃ μετὰ τῶν γηγενῶν τοὺς ἄξονας αὐτῆς.