NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon He keepeth backchasak (khaw-sak') assuage, darken, forbear, hinder, hold back, keep (back), punish, refrain, reserve, spare, withhold. 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) from the pit shachath (shakh'-ath) a pit (especially as a trap); figuratively, destruction -- corruption, destruction, ditch, grave, pit. and 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. from perishing `abar (aw-bar') to cross over; used very widely of any transition (literal or figurative; transitive, intransitive, intensive, causative); specifically, to cover (in copulation) by the sword shelach (sheh'-lakh) a missile of attack, i.e. spear; also (figuratively) a shoot of growth; i.e. branch -- dart, plant, put off, sword, weapon. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol. King James Bible He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Holman Christian Standard Bible God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death. International Standard Version sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death. NET Bible He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river. GOD'S WORD® Translation He keeps their souls from the pit and their lives from crossing the River [of Death]. King James 2000 Bible He keeps back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword. Links Job 33:18Job 33:18 NIV Job 33:18 NLT Job 33:18 ESV Job 33:18 NASB Job 33:18 KJV |
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