Proverbs 23:14
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
You shall strikeתַּכֶּ֑נּוּ
(tak·ken·nu;)
5221: to smitea prim. root
him with the rodבַּשֵּׁ֣בֶט
(ba·she·vet)
7626: rod, staff, club, scepter, tribefrom an unused word
And rescueתַּצִּֽיל׃
(ta·tzil.)
5337: to strip, plunder, deliver oneself, be delivered, snatch away, delivera prim. root
his soulוְ֝נַפְשֹׁ֗ו
(ve·naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
from Sheol.מִשְּׁאֹ֥ול
(mi·she·'o·vl)
7585: underworld (place to which people descend at death)of uncertain derivation


















KJV Lexicon
Thou shalt beat
nakah  (naw-kaw')
to strike (lightly or severely, literally or figuratively)
him with the rod
shebet  (shay'-bet)
a scion, i.e. (literally) a stick (for punishing, writing, fighting, ruling, walking, etc.) or (figuratively) a clan -- correction, dart, rod, sceptre, staff, tribe.
and shalt deliver
natsal  (naw-tsal')
to snatch away, whether in a good or a bad sense
his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
from 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.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
You shall strike him with the rod And rescue his soul from Sheol.

King James Bible
Thou shalt beat him with the rod, and shalt deliver his soul from hell.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Strike him with a rod, and you will rescue his life from Sheol.

International Standard Version
Punish him with a rod, and you will rescue his soul from Sheol.

NET Bible
If you strike him with the rod, you will deliver him from death.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
For you strike him with a rod and you deliver his soul from Sheol.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
Spank him yourself, and you will save his soul from hell.

King James 2000 Bible
You shall beat him with the rod, and shall deliver his soul from sheol.
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