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2 Samuel 22:6

The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me;

KJV

Funes inferni circumdederunt me : prævenerunt me laquei mortis.

Vulgate

ὠδῖνες θανάτου ἐκύκλωσάν με, προέφθασάν με σκληρότητες θανάτου.

LXX

The cords of Sheol were round about me; The snares of death came upon me.

ASV

חֶבְלֵ֥י שְׁא֖וֹל סַבֻּ֑/נִי קִדְּמֻ֖/נִי מֹֽקְשֵׁי מָֽוֶת

Hebrew

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In the original Hebrew

6 distinct Hebrew words appear in this verse.

וֹ
v
noun · 157×
חֶ֣בֶל
chbl
noun · 61×
מוֹקֵֽשׁ
mvqsh
noun · 27×
נִי
ny
verb · 158×
נִי
ny
verb · 26×
שְׁא֣וֹל
sh'vl
verb · 66×

Historic Christian voices

1 passage from patristic writers, Reformers, and church catechisms citing this verse.

Cross-references

  • Prov 13:14 — The law of the wise is a fountain of life, to depart from the snares of death.
  • Ps 116:3 — The sorrows of death compassed me, and the pains of hell gat hold upon me: I found trouble and sorrow.