Job 42:6
NASB Lexicon
NASB ©HebrewStrong'sOrigin
Thereforeעַל־
(al-)
5921: upon, above, overfrom alah
I retract,אֶמְאַ֣ס
(em·'as)
3988a: to rejecta prim. root
And I repentוְנִחַ֑מְתִּי
(ve·ni·cham·ti;)
5162: to be sorry, console oneselfa prim. root
in dustעָפָ֥ר
(a·far)
6083: dry earth, dustfrom an unused word
and ashes."וָאֵֽפֶר׃
(va·'e·fer.)
665: ashesfrom an unused word


















KJV Lexicon
Wherefore I abhor
ma'ac  (maw-as')
to spurn; also (intransitively) to disappear
myself and repent
nacham  (naw-kham')
comfort (self), ease (one's self), repent(-er,-ing, self).
in dust
`aphar  (aw-fawr')
dust (as powdered or gray); hence, clay, earth, mud -- ashes, dust, earth, ground, morter, powder, rubbish.
and ashes
'epher  (ay'-fer)
ashes -- ashes.
Parallel Verses
New American Standard Bible
Therefore I retract, And I repent in dust and ashes."

King James Bible
Wherefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
Therefore I take back my words and repent in dust and ashes.

International Standard Version
As a result, I despise myself and repent in dust and ashes."

NET Bible
Therefore I despise myself, and I repent in dust and ashes!

GOD'S WORD® Translation
That is why I take back what I said, and I sit in dust and ashes to show that I am sorry."

King James 2000 Bible
Therefore I abhor myself, and repent in dust and ashes.
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