Job 33:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
So that his life 
 
2421b: living thing, animalfrom chayah
loathesוְזִֽהֲמַ֣תּוּ
(ve·zi·ha·mat·tu)
2092: to be foul, loathsomea prim. root
bread,לָ֑חֶם
(la·chem;)
3899: bread, foodfrom lacham
And his soulוְ֝נַפְשֹׁ֗ו
(ve·naf·shov)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
favoriteתַּאֲוָֽה׃
(ta·'a·vah.)
8378: a desirefrom the same as avah
food.מַאֲכַ֥ל
(ma·'a·chal)
3978: foodfrom akal


















KJV Lexicon
So that his life
chay  (khah'-ee)
age, alive, appetite, (wild) beast, company, congregation, life(-time), live(-ly), living (creature, thing), maintenance, + merry, multitude, + (be) old, quick, raw, running, springing, troop.
abhorreth
zaham  (zaw-ham')
to be rancid, i.e. (transitively) to loathe -- abhor.
bread
lechem  (lekh'-em)
food (for man or beast), especially bread, or grain (for making it) -- (shew-)bread, eat, food, fruit, loaf, meat, victuals.
and his soul
nephesh  (neh'-fesh)
a breathing creature, i.e. animal of (abstractly) vitality; used very widely in a literal, accommodated or figurative sense (bodily or mental)
dainty
ta'avah  (tah-av-aw')
a longing; by implication, a delight (subjectively, satisfaction, objectively, a charm) -- dainty, desire, exceedingly, greedily, lust(ing), pleasant.
meat
ma'akal  (mah-ak-awl')
an eatable (includ. provender, flesh and fruit) -- food, fruit, (bake-) meat(-s), victual.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
So that his life loathes bread, And his soul favorite food.

King James Bible
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that he detests bread, and his soul despises his favorite food.

International Standard Version
He cannot stand his food, and he has no desire for appetizing food.

NET Bible
so that his life loathes food, and his soul rejects appetizing fare.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
so that their whole being hates food and they lose their appetite for a delicious meal.

King James 2000 Bible
So that his life abhors bread, and his soul the choicest food.
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