Strong's Lexicon so that I נַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious would prefer וַתִּבְחַ֣ר (wat·tiḇ·ḥar) Conjunctive waw | Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular Strong's Hebrew 977: 1) to choose, elect, decide for 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected strangling מַחֲנָ֣ק (ma·ḥă·nāq) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4267: 1) strangling, suffocation 1a) as a mode of death and death מָ֝֗וֶת (mā·weṯ) Noun - masculine singular Strong's Hebrew 4194: 1) death, dying, Death (personified), realm of the dead 1a) death 1b) death by violence (as a penalty) 1c) state of death, place of death over my life in this body. מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ (mê·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy) Preposition-m | Noun - feminine plural construct | first person common singular Strong's Hebrew 6106: 1) bone, essence, substance 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self Parallel Strong's Berean Study Bibleso that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body. Young's Literal Translation And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones. Holman Christian Standard Bible so that I prefer strangling — death rather than life in this body. New American Standard Bible So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains. King James Bible So that my soul chooseth strangling, [and] death rather than my life. Parallel Verses New International Version so that I prefer strangling and death, rather than this body of mine. New Living Translation I would rather be strangled--rather die than suffer like this. English Standard Version so that I would choose strangling and death rather than my bones. New American Standard Bible So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains. King James Bible So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life. Holman Christian Standard Bible so that I prefer strangling-- death rather than life in this body. International Standard Version I would rather die by strangulation than continue living. NET Bible so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life. American Standard Version So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones. English Revised Version So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones. Young's Literal Translation And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones. Cross References Revelation 9:6 And in those days shall men seek death, and shall not find it; and shall desire to die, and death shall flee from them. Job 7:14 Then thou scarest me with dreams, and terrifiest me through visions: Job 7:16 I loathe it; I would not live alway: let me alone; for my days are vanity. Jeremiah 8:3 And death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue of them that remain of this evil family, which remain in all the places whither I have driven them, saith the LORD of hosts. Jonah 4:3 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live. Job 1:1 There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil. Job 7:13 When I say, My bed shall comfort me, my couch shall ease my complaint; Job 7:12 Am I a sea, or a whale, that thou settest a watch over me? Job 7:17 What is man, that thou shouldest magnify him? and that thou shouldest set thine heart upon him? Job 7:18 And that thou shouldest visit him every morning, and try him every moment? Jump to Previous Better Body Bones Choose Chooses Chooseth Death Hard Life Pains Prefer Rather Seems Soul StranglingJump to Next Better Body Bones Choose Chooses Chooseth Death Hard Life Pains Prefer Rather Seems Soul StranglingLinks Job 7:15 NIVJob 7:15 NLT Job 7:15 ESV Job 7:15 NASB Job 7:15 KJV Job 7:15 Bible Apps Job 7:15 Parallel Job 7:15 Biblia Paralela Job 7:15 Chinese Bible Job 7:15 French Bible Job 7:15 German Bible Job 7:15 Commentaries Bible Hub |
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