Ezekiel 31:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"They alsoגַּם־
(gam-)
1571: also, moreover, yeafrom an unused word
went downיָרְד֥וּ
(ya·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
with it to Sheolשְׁאֹ֖ולָה
(she·'o·v·lah)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
to those who were slainחַלְלֵי־
(chal·lei-)
2491a: piercedfrom chalal
by the sword;חָ֑רֶב
(cha·rev;)
2719: a swordfrom charab
and those who were its strengthוּזְרֹעֹ֛ו
(u·ze·ro·'ov)
2220: arm, shoulder, strengthfrom an unused word
livedיָשְׁב֥וּ
(ya·she·vu)
3427: to sit, remain, dwella prim. root
under its shadeבְצִלֹּ֖ו
(ve·tzil·lov)
6738: a shadowfrom tsalal
amongבְּתֹ֥וךְ
(be·to·vch)
8432: midstof uncertain derivation
the nations.גֹּויִֽם׃
(go·v·yim.)
1471: nation, peoplefrom the same as gav


















KJV Lexicon
They also went down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
into 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.
with him unto them that be slain
chalal  (khaw-lawl')
pierced (especially to death); figuratively, polluted -- kill, profane, slain (man), slew, (deadly) wounded.
with the sword
chereb  (kheh'-reb)
drought; also a cutting instrument (from its destructive effect), as a knife, sword, or other sharp implement -- axe, dagger, knife, mattock, sword, tool.
and they that were his arm
zrowa`  (zer-o'-ah)
the arm (as stretched out), or (of animals) the foreleg; figuratively, force -- arm, + help, mighty, power, shoulder, strength.
that dwelt
yashab  (yaw-shab')
to sit down (specifically as judge. in ambush, in quiet); by implication, to dwell, to remain; causatively, to settle, to marry
under his shadow
tsel  (tsale)
shade, whether literal or figurative -- defence, shade(-ow).
in the midst
tavek  (taw'-vek)
a bisection, i.e. (by implication) the centre -- among(-st), between, half, (there-,where-), in(-to), middle, mid(-night), midst (among), out (of), through, with(-in).
of the heathen
gowy  (go'-ee)
a foreign nation; hence, a Gentile; also (figuratively) a troop of animals, or a flight of locusts -- Gentile, heathen, nation, people.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"They also went down with it to Sheol to those who were slain by the sword; and those who were its strength lived under its shade among the nations.

King James Bible
They also went down into hell with him unto them that be slain with the sword; and they that were his arm, that dwelt under his shadow in the midst of the heathen.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They too descended with it to Sheol, to those slain by the sword. As its allies they had lived in its shade among the nations."

International Standard Version
They also went down with it into Sheol, to those who had been killed violently and to those who had trusted in its strength by living in its shadow among the nations.

NET Bible
Those who lived in its shade, its allies among the nations, also went down with it to Sheol, to those killed by the sword.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
They had gone down with the tree in the grave to join others killed in battle. All who lived in its shadow were scattered among the nations.

King James 2000 Bible
They also went down into sheol with it with them that are slain with the sword; and they that were its arm, that dwelt under its shadow in the midst of the nations.
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