Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleThe cords of Sheol entangled me; the snares of death confronted me. Young's Literal Translation The cords of Sheol have surrounded me, Before me have been the snares of death. King James Bible The sorrows of hell compassed me about; the snares of death prevented me; Hebrew The cordsחֶבְלֵ֥י (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 שְׁא֖וֹל (šə·’ō·wl) Noun - common singular Strong's 7585: Underworld (place to which people descend at death) entangled me; סַבֻּ֑נִי (sab·bu·nî) Verb - Qal - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 5437: To turn about, go around, surround the snares מֹֽקְשֵׁי־ (mō·qə·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. קִדְּמֻ֖נִי (qid·də·mu·nî) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person common plural | first person common singular Strong's 6923: To project, precede, to anticipate, hasten, meet |