Job 17:16
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"Will it go downתֵּרַ֑דְנָה
(te·rad·nah;)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
with me to Sheol?שְׁאֹ֣ל
(she·'ol)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
Shall we togetherיַ֖חַד
(ya·chad)
3162: unitednessfrom yachad
go downנָֽחַת׃
(na·chat.)
5183a: quietness, restfrom nuach
into the dust?"עָפָ֣ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
They shall go down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
to the bars
bad  (bad)
separation; by implication, a part of the body, branch of a tree, bar for carrying; figuratively, chief of a city; especially (with prepositional prefix) as an adverb, apart, only, besides -- alone, apart, bar, besides, branch, by self, of each alike, except, only, part, staff, strength.
of the pit
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
when our rest
Nachath  (nakh'-ath)
lighting down, quiet(-ness), to rest, be set on.
together
yachad  (yakh'-ad)
a unit, i.e. (adverb) unitedly -- alike, at all (once), both, likewise, only, (al-)together, withal.
is in the dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"Will it go down with me to Sheol? Shall we together go down into the dust?"

King James Bible
They shall go down to the bars of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Will it go down to the gates of Sheol, or will we descend together to the dust?

International Standard Version
Will it go down to the bars that lock the doors of the afterlife? Will we descend together into the dust?"

NET Bible
Will it go down to the barred gates of death? Will we descend together into the dust?"

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Will hope go down with me to the gates of the grave? Will my hope rest with me in the dust?"

King James 2000 Bible
They shall go down to the gates of the pit, when our rest together is in the dust.
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