Parallel Verses

Bible in Basic English

So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains.

New American Standard Bible

So that my soul would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my pains.

King James Version

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

Holman 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.

A Conservative Version

so that my soul chooses strangling and death rather than [these] my bones.

American Standard Version

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

Amplified


So that I would choose suffocation,
Death rather than my pain.

Darby Translation

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

Julia Smith Translation

And my soul will choose strangling; death rather than my bones.

King James 2000

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

Lexham Expanded Bible

So my inner self will choose strangling-- death more than my {existence}.

Modern King James verseion

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

Modern Spelling Tyndale-Coverdale

that my soul wisheth rather to be strangled, and my bones to be dead.

NET Bible

so that I would prefer strangling, and death more than life.

New Heart English Bible

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

The Emphasized Bible

So that my soul chooseth strangling, Death, rather than these my bones!

Webster

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

World English Bible

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

Youngs Literal Translation

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

Interlinear

English(KJV)
Strong's
Root Form
Definition
Usage
So that my soul
נפשׁ 
Nephesh 
Usage: 753

מחנק 
Machanaq 
Usage: 2

and death
מות 
Maveth 
Usage: 156

References

Hastings

Context Readings

Don'T Forget!

14 Then you send dreams to me, and visions of fear; 15 So that a hard death seems better to my soul than my pains. 16 I have no desire for life, I would not be living for ever! Keep away from me, for my days are as a breath.

Cross References

2 Samuel 17:23

Now when Ahithophel saw that his suggestion was not acted on, he got his ass ready, and went back to his house, to the town where he came from, and having put his house in order, he put himself to death by hanging; so he came to his end and was put in the resting-place of his father.

Matthew 27:5

And he put down the silver in the Temple and went out, and put himself to death by hanging.

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