Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. Young's Literal Translation Cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been snares of death. King James Bible The sorrows of hell compassed me about: the snares of death prevented me. Hebrew The cordsחֶבְלֵ֣י (ḥeḇ·lê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 2256: A rope, a measuring line, a district, inheritance, a noose, a company, a throe, ruin of Sheol שְׁא֣וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) entangled me; סְבָב֑וּנִי (sə·ḇā·ḇū·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround the snares מ֣וֹקְשֵׁי (mō·wq·šê) Noun - masculine plural construct Strong's 4170: A bait or lure, a snare of death מָֽוֶת׃ (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's 4194: Death, the dead, their place, state, pestilence, ruin confronted me. קִ֝דְּמ֗וּנִי (qid·də·mū·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet |