NASB Lexicon
KJV Lexicon Though I were perfecttam (tawm) complete; usually (morally) pious; specifically, gentle, dear -- coupled together, perfect, plain, undefiled, upright. yet would I not know yada` (yaw-dah') to know (properly, to ascertain by seeing); used in a great variety of senses, figuratively, literally, euphemistically and inferentially my 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) I would despise ma'ac (maw-as') to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear my 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. Parallel Verses New American Standard Bible "I am guiltless; I do not take notice of myself; I despise my life. King James Bible Though I were perfect, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. Holman Christian Standard Bible Though I am blameless, I no longer care about myself; I renounce my life. International Standard Version "I'm blameless; I don't know myself; I despise my life. NET Bible I am blameless. I do not know myself. I despise my life. GOD'S WORD® Translation If I am a man of integrity, I have no way of knowing it. I hate my life! King James 2000 Bible Though I were blameless, yet would I not know my soul: I would despise my life. Links Job 9:21Job 9:21 NIV Job 9:21 NLT Job 9:21 ESV Job 9:21 NASB Job 9:21 KJV |