Strong's Hebrew English Morphology 1a) (Qal) to choose 1b) (Niphal) to be chosen 1c) (Pual) to be chosen, selected">977 [e] וַתִּבְחַ֣ר wat-tiḇ-ḥar So that chooses Conj-w | V-Qal-ConsecImperf-3fs 1a) as a mode of death">4267 [e] מַחֲנָ֣ק ma-ḥă-nāq strangling N-ms 1a) that which breathes, the breathing substance or being, soul, the inner being of man 1b) living being 1c) living being (with life in the blood) 1d) the man himself, self, person or individual 1e) seat of the appetites 1f) seat of emotions and passions 1g) activity of mind 1g1) dubious 1h) activity of the will 1h1) dubious 1i) activity of the character 1i1) dubious">5315 [e] נַפְשִׁ֑י nap̄-šî; my soul N-fsc | 1cs 1a) death 1b) death by violence (as a penalty) 1c) state of death, place of death">4194 [e] מָ֝֗וֶת mā-weṯ, [And] death N-ms 1a) bone 1a1) body, limbs, members, external body 1b) bone (of animal) 1c) substance, self">6106 [e] מֵֽעַצְמוֹתָֽי׃ mê-‘aṣ-mō-w-ṯāy. rather than my body Prep-m | N-fpc | 1cs

New American Standard Bible
So that my soul would choose suffocation, Death rather than my pains.

King James Bible
So that my soul chooseth strangling, and death rather than my life.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
so that I prefer strangling-- death rather than life in this body.

chooseth.

2 Samuel 17:23 And when Ahithophel saw that his counsel was not followed, he saddled …

Matthew 27:5 And he cast down the pieces of silver in the temple, and departed, …

life. Heb. bones.

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