Job
Job 7:15
15so that I would prefer strangling and death
over my life in this body.
Word by word
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| English | Hebrew | Sounds like | Grammar | Word study |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| so that I | נַפְשִׁ֑י | nap̄·šî | Noun - feminine singular construct; first person common singular | H5315 soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, appetite, emotion, and passion |
| would prefer | וַתִּבְחַ֣ר | wat·tiḇ·ḥar | Conjunctive waw; Verb - Qal - Consecutive imperfect - third person feminine singular | H977 choose |
| strangling | מַחֲנָ֣ק | ma·ḥă·nāq | Noun - masculine singular | H4267 strangling, suffocation |
| and death | מָ֝֗וֶת | mā·weṯ | Noun - masculine singular | H4194 death |
| over my life in this body | מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ | mê·‘aṣ·mō·w·ṯāy | Preposition-m; Noun - feminine plural construct; first person common singular | H6106 bone, substance, self |
Scripture text: Berean Standard Bible.