'Rather' in the Bible

Then the princes of the Philistines said, "What about these Hebrews?" Achish said to the princes of the Philistines, "Isn't this David, the servant of Saul the king of Israel, who has been with me these days, or rather these years, and I have found no fault in him since he fell away to this day?"

His servants came near, and spoke to him, and said, "My father, if the prophet had asked you do some great thing, wouldn't you have done it? How much rather then, when he says to you, 'Wash, and be clean?'"

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

Then the wrath of Elihu the son of Barachel, the Buzite, of the family of Ram, was kindled against Job. His wrath was kindled because he justified himself rather than God.

Take heed, don't regard iniquity; for you have chosen this rather than affliction.

You love evil more than good, lying rather than speaking the truth. Selah.

For a day in your courts is better than a thousand. I would rather be a doorkeeper in the house of my God, than to dwell in the tents of wickedness.

Receive my instruction rather than silver; knowledge rather than choice gold.

How much better it is to get wisdom than gold! Yes, to get understanding is to be chosen rather than silver.

Let a bear robbed of her cubs meet a man, rather than a fool in his folly.

Don't let your heart envy sinners; but rather fear Yahweh all the day long.

Moreover it has not seen the sun nor known it. This has rest rather than the other.

Death shall be chosen rather than life by all the residue that remain of this evil family, that remain in all the places where I have driven them, says Yahweh of Armies.

Have I any pleasure in the death of the wicked? says the Lord Yahweh; and not rather that he should return from his way, and live?