King James Version

Proverbs 9:18

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

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וְֽלֹאveloand no , -r,לֹאconjunction, particle, negative — “and no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…יָ֭דַעyadaknowיָדַעverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “know”, a completed actionH3045to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially (including observation, care, recognition; and causatively, instruction, designation, punishment, etc.)acknowledge, acquaintance(-ted with), advise, answer, appoint, assuredly, be aware, (un-) awares, can(-not), certainly, comprehend, consider, [idiom] could they, cunning, declare, be diligent, (can, cause to) discern, discover, endued with…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…רְפָאִ֣יםrefaimdeadרָפָאnoun, common, masculine, plural, absolute — “dead”, the ordinary formH7496properly, lax, i.e. (figuratively) a ghost (as dead; in plural only)dead, deceased.שָׁ֑םshamthereשָׁםadverb — “there”H8033there (transferring to time) then; often thither, or thencein it, [phrase] thence, there (-in, [phrase] of, [phrase] out), [phrase] thither, [phrase] whither.בְּעִמְקֵ֖יbeimqein deeperעָמֵקpreposition, noun, common, masculine, plural, construct — “in deeper”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6012deep (literally or figuratively)deeper, depth, strange.שְׁא֣וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.קְרֻאֶֽיהָqerueyhacallקָרָאverb, qal, passive participle, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, feminine, singular — “call”, a verb used as a describing wordH7121to call out to (i.e. properly, address by name, but used in a wide variety of applications)bewray (self), that are bidden, call (for, forth, self, upon), cry (unto), (be) famous, guest, invite, mention, (give) name, preach, (make) proclaim(-ation), pronounce, publish, read, renowned, say.

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.

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American Standard Version (1901)

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; That her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Young’s Literal Translation

And he hath not known that Rephaim [are] there, In deep places of Sheol her invited ones!

World English Bible

But he doesn’t know that the departed spirits are there, that her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Darby Translation

But he knoweth not that the dead are there; [that] her guests are in the depths of Sheol.

Douay-Rheims

And he did not know that giants are there, and that her guests are in the depths of hell.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

But he knoweth not that the shades are there; that her guests are in the depths of the nether-world.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

But he knows that mighty men die by her, and he falls in with a snare of hell. a But hasten away, delay not in the place, neither fix thine eye upon her: b for thus shalt thou go through strange water; c but do thou abstain from strange water, and drink not of a strange fountain, d that thou mayest live long, and years of life may be added to thee.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὁ δὲ οὐκ οἶδεν ὅτι γηγενεῖς παρʼ αὐτῇ ὄλλυνται, καὶ ἐπὶ πέταυρον ᾅδου συναντᾷ· a ἀλλὰ ἀποπήδησον, μὴ χρονίσῃς ἐν τῷ τόπῳ, μηδὲ ἐπιστήσῃς τὸ σὸν ὄμμα πρὸς αὐτὴν, b οὕτως γὰρ διαβήσῃ ὕδωρ ἀλλότριον· c ἀπὸ δὲ ὕδατος ἀλλοτρίου ἀπόσχου, καὶ ἀπὸ πηγῆς ἀλλοτρίας μὴ πίῃς d ἵνα πολὺν ζησῃς χρόνον, προστεθῇ δέ σοι ἔτη ζωῆς.