Psalm 55:15
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Let death 
 
4194: deathfrom muth
come deceitfully 
 
5378: to beguile, deceivea prim. root
upon them; Let them go downיֵרְד֣וּ
(ye·re·du)
3381: to come or go down, descenda prim. root
aliveחַיִּ֑ים
(chai·yim;)
2416a: alive, livingfrom chayah
to Sheol,שְׁאֹ֣ול
(she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation
For evilרָעֹ֖ות
(ra·'o·vt)
7451a: bad, evilfrom the same as roa
is in their dwelling,בִּמְגוּרָ֣ם
(bim·gu·ram)
4033: a sojourning place, dwelling place, a sojourningfrom gur
in their midst.בְּקִרְבָּֽם׃
(be·kir·bam.)
7130: inward part, midstfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Let 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).
seize
nasha'  (naw-shaw')
to lead astray, i.e. (mentally) to delude, or (morally) to seduce -- beguile, deceive, greatly, utterly.

yshiymah  (yesh-ee-maw')
desolation -- let death seize (from the margin).
upon them and let them go down
yarad  (yaw-rad')
to descend; causatively, to bring down (in all the above applications)
quick
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
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.
for wickedness
ra`  (rah)
bad or (as noun) evil (natural or moral)one), worse(-st), wretchedness, wrong. (Incl. feminine raaah; as adjective or noun.).
is in their dwellings
maguwr  (maw-goor')
a temporary abode; by extension, a permanent residence -- dwelling, pilgrimage, where sojourn, be a stranger.
and among
qereb  (keh'-reb)
the nearest part, i.e. the center, whether literal, figurative or adverbial (especially with preposition)
them
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Let death come deceitfully upon them; Let them go down alive to Sheol, For evil is in their dwelling, in their midst.

King James Bible
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down quick into hell: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Let death take them by surprise; let them go down to Sheol alive, because evil is in their homes and within them.

International Standard Version
Let death seize them! May they be plunged alive into the afterlife, for wicked things are in their homes and among them.

NET Bible
May death destroy them! May they go down alive into Sheol! For evil is in their dwelling place and in their midst.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Bring the plague upon them and they shall descend alive to Sheol because evil is within them.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Let death suddenly take [wicked people]! Let them go into the grave while they are still alive, because evil lives in their homes as well as in their hearts.

King James 2000 Bible
Let death seize upon them, and let them go down alive into the grave: for wickedness is in their dwellings, and among them.
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