Job 19:17
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"My breathר֭וּחִֽי
(ru·chi)
7307: breath, wind, spiritfrom an unused word
is offensiveזָ֣רָה
(za·rah)
2114b: to be loathsomea prim. root
to my wife,לְאִשְׁתִּ֑י
(le·'ish·ti;)
802: woman, wife, femalefrom an unused word
And I am loathsomeוְ֝חַנֹּתִ֗י
(ve·chan·no·ti)
2603b: to be loathsomea prim. root
to my own brothers.לִבְנֵ֥י
(liv·nei)
1121: sona prim. root


















KJV Lexicon
My breath
ruwach  (roo'-akh)
wind; by resemblance breath, i.e. a sensible (or even violent) exhalation; figuratively, life, anger, unsubstantiality; by extension, a region of the sky; by resemblance spirit, but only of a rational being
is strange
zuwr  (zoor)
to turn aside (especially for lodging); hence to be a foreigner, strange, profane; specifically (active participle) to commit adultery
to my wife
'ishshah  (ish-shaw')
irregular plural, nashiym {naw-sheem'}; a woman
though I intreated
channowth  (klan-noth')
supplication -- be gracious, intreated.
for the children's
ben  (bane)
a son (as a builder of the family name), in the widest sense (of literal and figurative relationship, including grandson, subject, nation, quality or condition, etc.
sake of mine own body
beten  (beh'-ten)
the belly, especially the womb; also the bosom or body of anything -- belly, body, + as they be born, + within, womb.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"My breath is offensive to my wife, And I am loathsome to my own brothers.

King James Bible
My breath is strange to my wife, though I intreated for the children's sake of mine own body.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My breath is offensive to my wife, and my own family finds me repulsive.

International Standard Version
My wife says my breath stinks; even my children say I smell bad!

NET Bible
My breath is repulsive to my wife; I am loathsome to my brothers.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
My breath offends my wife. I stink to my own children.

King James 2000 Bible
My breath is repulsive to my wife, though I make supplication for the children of my own body.
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