Psalm 49:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
As sheepכַּצֹּ֤אן
(ka·tzon)
6629: small cattle, sheep and goats, flockfrom an unused word
they are appointedשַׁתּוּ֮
(shat·tu)
8371: to set, appointa prim. root
for Sheol;לִֽשְׁאֹ֣ול
(lish·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
Deathמָ֤וֶת
(ma·vet)
4194: deathfrom muth
shall be their shepherd;יִ֫רְעֵ֥ם
(yir·'em)
7462a: to pasture, tend, grazea prim. root
And the uprightיְשָׁרִ֨ים
(ye·sha·rim)
3477: straight, rightfrom yashar
shall ruleוַיִּרְדּ֘וּ
(vai·yir·du)
7287a: to have dominion, rule, dominatea prim. root
over them in the morning,לַבֹּ֗קֶר
(lab·bo·ker)
1242: morn- ingfrom baqar
And their form(וְ֭צוּרָם
(ve·tzu·ram)
6736: an imagefrom tsur
shall be for Sheolשְׁאֹ֗ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
to consumeלְבַלֹּ֥ות
(le·val·lo·vt)
1086: to become old, wear outa prim. root
So that they have no 
 
4480: froma prim. preposition
habitation.מִזְּבֻ֥ל
(miz·ze·vul)
2073: elevation, height, lofty abodefrom zabal


















KJV Lexicon
Like sheep
tso'n  (tsone)
from an unused root meaning to migrate; a collective name for a flock (of sheep or goats); also figuratively (of men)
they are laid
shathath  (shaw-thath')
to place, i.e. array; reflex. to lie -- be laid, set.
in the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
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).
shall feed
ra`ah  (raw-aw')
to tend a flock; i.e. pasture it; intransitively, to graze; generally to rule; by extension, to associate with (as a friend)
on them and the upright
yashar  (yaw-shawr')
straight -- convenient, equity, Jasher, just, meet(-est), + pleased well right(-eous), straight, (most) upright(-ly, -ness).
shall have dominion
radah  (raw-daw')
to tread down, i.e. subjugate; specifically, to crumble off -- (come to, make to) have dominion, prevail against, reign, (bear, make to) rule,(-r, over), take.
over them in the morning
boqer  (bo'-ker)
dawn (as the break of day); generally, morning -- (+) day, early, morning, morrow.
and their beauty
tsuwr  (tsoor)
a cliff (or sharp rock, as compressed); generally, a rock or boulder; figuratively, a refuge; also an edge (as precipitous)
tsiyr  (tseer)
a form (of beauty; as if pressed out, i.e. carved); hence, an (idolatrous) image -- beauty, idol.
shall consume
balah  (baw-law')
to fail; by implication to wear out, decay (causatively, consume, spend) -- consume, enjoy long, become (make, wax) old, spend, waste.
in the grave
sh'owl  (sheh-ole')
Hades or the world of the dead (as if a subterranean retreat), including its accessories and inmates -- grave, hell, pit.
from their dwelling
zbuwl  (ze-bool')
a residence -- dwell in, dwelling, habitation.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
As sheep they are appointed for Sheol; Death shall be their shepherd; And the upright shall rule over them in the morning, And their form shall be for Sheol to consume So that they have no habitation.

King James Bible
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Like sheep they are headed for Sheol; Death will shepherd them. The upright will rule over them in the morning, and their form will waste away in Sheol, far from their lofty abode.

International Standard Version
Like sheep, they are destined for the realm of the dead, with death as their shepherd. The upright will have dominion over them in the morning; their strength will be consumed in the afterlife, so that they have no home.

NET Bible
They will travel to Sheol like sheep, with death as their shepherd. The godly will rule over them when the day of vindication dawns; Sheol will consume their bodies and they will no longer live in impressive houses.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
They will be given up to Sheol and death will feed on them, and the upright will rule over them in the morning, and Sheol will consume their form and they shall be cast out from their glory.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Like sheep, they are driven to hell with death as their shepherd. (Decent people will rule them in the morning.) Their forms will decay in the grave, far away from their comfortable homes.

King James 2000 Bible
Like sheep they are laid in the grave; death shall feed on them; and the upright shall have dominion over them in the morning; and their beauty shall consume in the grave from their dwelling.
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