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Proverbs 7:27

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

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דַּרְכֵ֣יdarkhealongדֶּרֶךְnoun, common, both genders, plural, construct — “along”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH1870a road (as trodden); figuratively, a course of life or mode of action, often adverbalong, away, because of, [phrase] by, conversation, custom, (east-) ward, journey, manner, passenger, through, toward, (high-) (path-) way(-side), whither(-soever).שְׁא֣וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.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,…יֹ֝רְד֗וֹתyoredotbring downיָרַדverb, qal, participle, absolute — “bring down”, a verb used as a describing wordH3381to 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…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).חַדְרֵיchadreinner) chamberחֶדֶרnoun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “inner) chamber”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH2315an apartment (usually literal)((bed) inner) chamber, innermost(-ward) part, parlour, [phrase] south, [idiom] within.מָֽוֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, 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).

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

Her house is the way to the nether-world, going down to the chambers of death.

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American Standard Version (1901)

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

Young’s Literal Translation

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

World English Bible

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

Darby Translation

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

Douay-Rheims

Her house is the way to hell, reaching even to the inner chambers of death.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Her house is the way to the nether-world, going down to the chambers of death.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

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

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁδοὶ ᾅδου ὁ οἶκος αὐτῆς, κατάγουσαι εἰς τὰ ταμιεῖα τοῦ θανάτου.