Job 7:15

King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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

Grammatical Analysis

Original Text

וַתִּבְחַ֣ר מַחֲנָ֣ק נַפְשִׁ֑י מָ֝֗וֶת מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי

Transliteration

And wattiḇḥar maḥănāq my nafshî māweṯ than my mê'atsmôṯāy

Grammar Details

*wa*: conjunction - and
*ttiḇḥar*: verb, qal imperfect, 3rd person feminine singular - it chooses
*maḥănāq*: noun, masculine singular - strangling/suffocation
*nafshî*: noun, feminine singular + 1st person singular suffix - my soul
*māweṯ*: noun, masculine singular - death
*mê*: preposition - from/than
*'atsmôṯāy*: noun, feminine plural + 1st person singular suffix - my bones

Word Meanings

*ttiḇḥar*: chooses/prefers/desires
*maḥănāq*: strangling/suffocation/choking
*nafshî*: my soul/my self/my life
*māweṯ*: death/dying
*'atsmôṯāy*: my bones/my body/my skeleton

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King James Version with Strong's Numbers

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Classic King James Version text presented with Strong's numbering to link English words to their underlying Hebrew and Greek terms. Prioritizes literal/formal correspondence while enabling original-language word study.

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Reference numbers can disrupt continuous reading
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Referenced Verses

2 Sam 17:23 : 23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled his ass, and arose, and gat him home to his house, to his city, and put his household in order, and hanged himself, and died, and was buried in the sepulchre of his father.
Matt 27:5 : 5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, and went and hanged himself.

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