Proverbs 1:12

“let us swallow them alive like Sheol, and whole, like those who go down to the pit;”

Proverbs 1:12 · direct translation from the Hebrew
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Proverbs 1:12, word by word

let us swallow themנִבְלָעֵnivlae

swallow

Swallow, swallow up; hence, destroy.

Where else “nivlae” appears
aliveחַיִּיםchayim

alive

Having life, not dead.

Where else “chayim” appears
like Sheolשְׁאוֹלsheol

Sheol

Sheol: in the Old Testament, the place of the dead, the grave, where all go down at death.

Where else “sheol” appears
and wholeתְמִימִיםtemimim

without defect

Without defect, whole.

Where else “temimim” appears
like those who go downיוֹרְדֵיyorde

go down

To go from a higher place to a lower one, like from the mountain to the valley.

Where else “yorde” appears
to the pitבוֹרvor

grave

The place where the dead go down; the grave.

Where else “vor” appears

The context

11If they say, “Come with us; let us lie in wait for blood; let us ambush the innocent without cause;

12 · This verse (above)

13all kinds of precious wealth we will find; we will fill our houses with plunder;

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