King James Version

Psalms 49:14

Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

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In the Hebrew text this line is Psalms 49:15.

כַּצֹּ֤אןkatsonas flockצֹאןpreposition, with the article, noun, common, both genders, singular, absolute — “as flock”, the ordinary formH6629a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)(small) cattle, flock ([phrase] -s), lamb ([phrase] -s), sheep(-cote, -fold, -shearer, -herds).לִֽשְׁא֣וֹלlisholto graveשְׁאוֹלpreposition, noun, proper name — “to grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.שַׁתּוּ֮shatvbe laidשָׁתַתverb, qal, perfect, 3rd person, common, plural — “be laid”, a completed actionH8371to place, i.e. array; reflex. to liebe laid, set. tמָ֤וֶתmavetdeadמָוֶתnoun, 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).יִ֫רְעֵ֥םyiremcompanionרָעָהverb, qal, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “companion”, an unfinished actionH7462to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze (literally or figuratively); generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)[idiom] break, companion, keep company with, devour, eat up, evil entreat, feed, use as a friend, make friendship with, herdman, keep (sheep) (-er), pastor, [phrase] shearing house, shepherd, wander, waste.וַיִּרְדּ֘וּvayirdvand have dominionרָדָהconjunction, verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and have dominion”, the next action in the storyH7287to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off(come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.בָ֤םvaminבָ֤םpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “in”inיְשָׁרִ֨יםyesharimstraightיָשָׁרadjective, adjective, masculine, plural, absolute — “straight”, the ordinary formH3477straight (literally or figuratively)convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), [phrase] pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).לַבֹּ֗קֶרlaboqerto dayבֹּקֶרpreposition, with the article, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “to day”, the ordinary formH1242properly, dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning([phrase]) day, early, morning, morrow.וצירםvtsyrmand beautyצִירconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and beauty”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6736a form (of beauty; as if pressed out, i.e. carved); hence, an (idolatrous) imagebeauty, idol.וְ֭צוּרָםvetsuramand edgeצוּרconjunction, noun, common, masculine, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, plural — “and edge”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH6697properly, a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)edge, [idiom] (mighty) God (one), rock, [idiom] sharp, stone, [idiom] strength, [idiom] strong. See also H1049 (בֵּית צוּר).לְבַלּ֥וֹתlevalotto consumeבָּלָהpreposition, verb, piel, infinitive construct — “to consume”, the to-form of the verbH1086to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend)consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.שְׁא֗וֹלsheolgraveשְׁאוֹלnoun, proper name — “grave”H7585Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmatesgrave, hell, pit.מִזְּבֻ֥לmizvulfrom dwell inזְבוּלpreposition, noun, common, masculine, singular, absolute — “from dwell in”, the ordinary formH2073a residencedwell in, dwelling, habitation.לֽוֹlvotoלֽוֹpreposition, suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular — “to”to

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

(49-15) Like sheep they are appointed for the nether-world; death shall be their shepherd; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their form shall be for the nether-world to wear away, that there be no habitation for it.

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American Standard Version (1901)

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd: And the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; And their beauty shall be for Sheol to consume, That there be no habitation for it.

Young’s Literal Translation

As sheep for Sheol they have set themselves, Death doth afflict them, And the upright rule over them in the morning, And their form [is] for consumption. Sheol [is] a dwelling for him.

World English Bible

They are appointed as a flock for Sheol. Death shall be their shepherd. The upright shall have dominion over them in the morning. Their beauty shall decay in Sheol, far from their mansion.

Darby Translation

Like sheep are they laid in Sheol: Death feedeth on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their comeliness shall be for Sheol to consume, that there be no habitation for them.

Douay-Rheims

Offer to God the sacrifice of praise: and pay thy vows to the most High.

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

They have laid them as sheep in Hades; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning, and their help shall fail in Hades from their glory.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ὡς πρόβατα ἐν ᾅδῃ ἔθεντο, θάνατος ποιμανεῖ αὐτούς· καὶ κατακυριεύσουσιν αὐτῶν οἱ εὐθεῖς τοπρωῒ, καὶ ἡ βοήθεια αὐτῶν παλαιωθήσεται ἐν τῷ ᾅδῃ ἐκ τῆς δόξης αὐτῶν.