Job 7:15

In 11 translations

BSB

so that I would prefer strangling and death over my life in this body.

KJV

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.life: Heb. bones

WEB

so that my soul chooses strangling, death rather than my bones.

ASV

So that my soul chooseth strangling, And death rather than these my bones.

LSV

And my soul chooses strangling, || Death rather than my bones.

YLT

And my soul chooseth strangling, Death rather than my bones.

DBY

So that my soul chooseth strangling, death, rather than my bones.

DRC

So that my soul rather chooseth hanging, and my bones death.

GNV

Therefore my soule chuseth rather to be strangled and to die, then to be in my bones.

JPS

So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than these my bones.

LXXE

Thou wilt separate life from my spirit; and yet keep my bones from death.

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Original-language editions

WLC

וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃

LXX-Br

Ἀπαλλάξεις ἀπὸ πνεύματός μου τὴν ψυχήν μου, ἀπὸ δὲ θανάτου τὰ ὀστᾶ μου.

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• Matthew 27:5So Judas threw the silver into the temple and left. Then he went away and hanged himself.
• 2 Samuel 17:23When Ahithophel saw that his advice had not been followed, he saddled his donkey and set out for his house in his hometown. He put his affairs in order and hanged himself. So he died and was buried in his father’s tomb.

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