There are many examples where the original word 'sheol' is translated 'grave'. Indeed, some modern Bible versions scarcely use the word 'hell', translating it more properly as 'grave'. A few examples of where this word 'sheol' is translated 'grave' should torpedo the popular conception of hell as a place of fire and torment for the wicked:-
Biblia yetu ya kiswahili hapa Afrika Mashariki ni U.V ikiwa na maana kuwa ni tafsiri tofauti -tofauti toka Biblia mbali mbali za kiingereza ambazo ni K.J.V, R.S.V, R V n.k sasa hivi Biblia zilizopo kwa kiswahili ni U.V na Biblia habari njema kiswahili cha kisasa kwa kifupi (B.H.N) mifano michache ambayo katika Biblia hili neno'Kuzimu’ limetafsiriwa'kaburi’ linafanya wazo la watu wengi kutofaa kuhusu kuzimu kuwa ni mahala pa ziwa la moto na kuteswa wabaya ni: -