Job 19:20
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
"My boneעַצְמִ֑י
(atz·mi;)
6106: bone, substance, selffrom atsom
clingsדָּבְקָ֣ה
(da·ve·kah)
1692: to cling, cleave, keep closea prim. root
to my skinבְּעֹורִ֣י
(be·'o·v·ri)
5785: a skinof uncertain derivation
and my flesh,וּ֭בִבְשָׂרִי
(u·viv·sa·ri)
1320: fleshfrom basar
And I have escapedוָ֝אֶתְמַלְּטָ֗ה
(va·'et·mal·le·tah)
4422: to slip awaya prim. root
[only] by the skinבְּעֹ֣ור
(be·'o·vr)
5785: a skinof uncertain derivation
of my teeth.שִׁנָּֽי׃
(shin·nai.)
8127: tooth, ivoryfrom shanan


















KJV Lexicon
My bone
`etsem  (eh'tsem)
a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame -- body, bone, life, (self-)same, strength, very.
cleaveth
dabaq  (daw-bak')
to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit
to my skin
`owr  (ore)
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather -- hide, leather, skin.
and to my flesh
basar  (baw-sawr')
flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphem.) the pudenda of a man -- body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-)kind, + nakedness, self, skin.
and I am escaped
malat  (maw-lat')
to be smooth, i.e. (by implication) to escape (as if by slipperiness); causatively, to release or rescue; specifically, to bring forth young, emit sparks
with the skin
`owr  (ore)
skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather -- hide, leather, skin.
of my teeth
shen  (shane)
a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff -- crag, forefront, ivory, sharp, tooth.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
"My bone clings to my skin and my flesh, And I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

King James Bible
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
My skin and my flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.

International Standard Version
I'm a pile of skin and bones; I have barely escaped by the skin of my teeth."

NET Bible
My bones stick to my skin and my flesh; I have escaped alive with only the skin of my teeth.

GOD'S WORD® Translation
I am skin and bones, and I have escaped only by the skin of my teeth.

King James 2000 Bible
My bone clings to my skin and to my flesh, and I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
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