2 Samuel 22:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
The cordsחֶבְלֵ֥י
(chev·lei)
2256a: cord, territory, bandfrom chabal
of Sheolשְׁאֹ֖ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
surroundedסַבֻּ֑נִי
(sab·bu·ni;)
5437: to turn about, go around, surrounda prim. root
me; The snaresמֹֽקְשֵׁי־
(mo·ke·shei-)
4170: a bait or lure, a snarefrom yaqosh
of deathמָֽוֶת׃
(ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth
confrontedקִדְּמֻ֖נִי
(kid·de·mu·ni)
6923: to come or be in front, meetdenominative verb from qedem
me. 
 
  


















KJV Lexicon
The sorrows
chebel  (kheh'-bel)
band, coast, company, cord, country, destruction, line, lot, pain, pang, portion, region, rope, snare, sorrow, tackling.
of hell
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
compassed me about
cabab  (saw-bab')
to revolve, surround, or border; used in various applications, literally and figuratively (as follows)
the snares
mowqesh  (mo-kashe')
a noose (for catching animals): by implication, a hook (for the nose) -- be ensnared, gin, (is) snare(-d), trap.
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
prevented
qadam  (kaw-dam')
to project (one self), i.e. precede; hence, to anticipate, hasten, meet (usually for help) -- come (go, (flee) before, + disappoint, meet, prevent.
me
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
The cords of Sheol surrounded me; The snares of death confronted me.

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

Holman Christian Standard Bible
The ropes of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me.

International Standard Version
Binding ropes from Sheol entangled me while lethal snares hindered me.

NET Bible
The ropes of Sheol tightened around me; the snares of death trapped me.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
The ropes of the grave had surrounded me. The clutches of death had confronted me.

King James 2000 Bible
The sorrows of Sheol surrounded me; the snares of death confronted me;
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