Psalm 107:18
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Their soulנַפְשָׁ֑ם
(naf·sham;)
5315: a soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion from an unused word
abhorredתְּתַעֵ֣ב
(te·ta·'ev)
8581: to abhordenominative verb from toebah
allכָּל־
(kol-)
3605: the whole, allfrom kalal
kinds of food,אֹ֭כֶל
(o·chel)
400: foodfrom akal
And they drew nearוַ֝יַּגִּ֗יעוּ
(vai·yag·gi·'u)
5060: to touch, reach, strikea prim. root
to the gatesשַׁ֥עֲרֵי
(sha·'a·rei)
8179: a gatefrom an unused word
of death.מָֽוֶת׃
(ma·vet.)
4194: deathfrom muth


















KJV Lexicon
Their 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)
abhorreth
ta`ab  (taw-ab')
to loathe, i.e. (morally) detest -- (make to be) abhor(-red), (be, commit more, do) abominable(-y), utterly.
all manner of meat
'okel  (o'-kel)
food -- eating, food, meal(-time), meat, prey, victuals.
and they draw near
naga`  (naw-gah')
beat, (be able to) bring (down), cast, come (nigh), draw near (nigh), get up, happen, join, near, plague, reach (up), smite, strike, touch.
unto the gates
sha`ar  (shah'-ar)
an opening, i.e. door or gate -- city, door, gate, port (-er).
of death
maveth  (maw'-veth)
death (natural or violent); concretely, the dead, their place or state (hades); figuratively, pestilence, ruin -- (be) dead(-ly), death, die(-d).
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Their soul abhorred all kinds of food, And they drew near to the gates of death.

King James Bible
Their soul abhorreth all manner of meat; and they draw near unto the gates of death.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
They loathed all food and came near the gates of death.

International Standard Version
They loathed all food, and even reached the gates of death.

NET Bible
They lost their appetite for all food, and they drew near the gates of death.

Aramaic Bible in Plain English
Their souls had hated all food and had arrived unto the gates of death.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
All food was disgusting to them, and they came near death's gates.

King James 2000 Bible
Their soul abhors all manner of food; and they draw near unto the gates of death.
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