18. Source Text: Hebrew (WLC) Proverbs 2:18:1 ⧉כִּ֤יkifor Proverbs 2:18:2 ⧉שָׁ֣חָהshakhasinks down Proverbs 2:18:3 ⧉אֶל־מָ֣וֶתelmavetto death Proverbs 2:18:4 ⧉בֵּיתָ֑הּbetahher house Proverbs 2:18:5 ⧉וְאֶל־רְ֝פָאִ֗יםveelrefaimand to the departed ones Proverbs 2:18:6 ⧉מַעְגְּלֹתֶֽיהָ׃maeglotehaher tracks or paths |
18. Formal Translation For her house slopes down toward death, and her paths lead to the shades. |
18. Dynamic Translation Her house descends to death, and her ways go to the spirits of the dead. |