Job 33:18
Strong's Lexicon
to preserve
יַחְשֹׂ֣ךְ (yaḥ·śōḵ)
Verb - Qal - Imperfect - third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2820: 1) to withhold, restrain, hold back, keep in check, refrain 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to withhold, keep back, keep for oneself, keep from, hold in check, refrain, spare, reserve 1a2) to restrain, check 1b) (Niphal) to assuage, be spared

his soul
נַ֭פְשׁוֹ (nap̄·šōw)
Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 5315: 1) soul, self, life, creature, person, appetite, mind, living being, desire, emotion, passion 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

from
מִנִּי־ (min·nî-)
Preposition
Strong's Hebrew 4480: prep 1) from, out of, on account of, off, on the side of, since, above, than, so that not, more than 1a) from (expressing separation), off, on the side of 1b) out of 1b1) (with verbs of proceeding, removing, expelling) 1b2) (of material from which something is made) 1b3) (of source or origin) 1c) out of, some of, from (partitively) 1d) from, since, after (of time) 1e) than, more than (in comparison) 1f) from...even to, both...and, either...or 1g) than, more than, too much for (in comparisons) 1h) from, on account of, through, because (with infinitive) conj 2) that

the Pit,
שָׁ֑חַת (šā·ḥaṯ)
Noun - feminine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7845: 1) pit, destruction, grave 1a) pit (for catching lions) 1b) pit (of Hell)

and his life
וְ֝חַיָּת֗וֹ (wə·ḥay·yā·ṯōw)
Conjunctive waw | Noun - feminine singular construct | third person masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 2416: adj 1) living, alive 1a) green (of vegetation) 1b) flowing, fresh (of water) 1c) lively, active (of man) 1d) reviving (of the springtime) n m 2) relatives 3) life (abstract emphatic) 3a) life 3b) sustenance, maintenance n f 4) living thing, animal 4a) animal 4b) life 4c) appetite 4d) revival, renewal 5) community

from perishing
מֵעֲבֹ֥ר (mê·‘ă·ḇōr)
Preposition-m | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct
Strong's Hebrew 5674: 1) to pass over or by or through, alienate, bring, carry, do away, take, take away, transgress 1a) (Qal) 1a1) to pass over, cross, cross over, pass over, march over, overflow, go over 1a2) to pass beyond 1a3) to pass through, traverse 1a3a) passers-through (participle) 1a3b) to pass through (the parts of victim in covenant) 1a4) to pass along, pass by, overtake and pass, sweep by 1a4a) passer-by (participle) 1a4b) to be past, be over 1a5) to pass on, go on, pass on before, go in advance of, pass along, travel, advance 1a6) to pass away 1a6a) to emigrate, leave (one's territory) 1a6b) to vanish 1a6c) to perish, cease to exist 1a6d) to become invalid, become obsolete (of law, decree) 1a6e) to be alienated, pass into other hands 1b) (Niphal) to be crossed 1c) (Piel) to impregnate, cause to cross 1d) (Hiphil) 1d1) to cause to pass over, cause to bring over, cause to cross over, make over to, dedicate, devote 1d2) to cause to pass through 1d3) to cause to pass by or beyond or under, let pass by 1d4) to cause to pass away, cause to take away 1e) (Hithpael) to pass over

by the sword.
בַּשָּֽׁלַח׃ (baš·šā·laḥ)
Preposition-b, Article | Noun - masculine singular
Strong's Hebrew 7973: 1) weapon, missile, sprout 1a) missile, weapon 1b) sprout, shoot

Parallel Strong's
Berean Study Bible
to preserve his soul from the Pit and his life from perishing by the sword.

Young's Literal Translation
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God spares his  soul from  the Pit,  his life from  crossing the  river of death. 

New American Standard Bible
He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.

King James Bible
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.
Parallel Verses
New International Version
to preserve them from the pit, their lives from perishing by the sword.

New Living Translation
He protects them from the grave, from crossing over the river of death.

English Standard Version
he keeps back his soul from the pit, his life from perishing by the sword.

New American Standard Bible
He keeps back his soul from the pit, And his life from passing over into Sheol.

King James Bible
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Holman Christian Standard Bible
God spares his soul from the Pit, his life from crossing the river of death.

International Standard Version
sparing his soul from the Pit and his life from violent death.

NET Bible
He spares a person's life from corruption, his very life from crossing over the river.

American Standard Version
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, And his life from perishing by the sword.

English Revised Version
He keepeth back his soul from the pit, and his life from perishing by the sword.

Young's Literal Translation
He keepeth back his soul from corruption, And his life from passing away by a dart.
















Cross References
Job 15:22
He believeth not that he shall return out of darkness, and he is waited for of the sword.

Job 33:17
That he may withdraw man from his purpose, and hide pride from man.

Job 33:22
Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.

Job 33:24
Then he is gracious unto him, and saith, Deliver him from going down to the pit: I have found a ransom.

Job 33:30
To bring back his soul from the pit, to be enlightened with the light of the living.

Job 1:1
There was a man in the land of Uz, whose name was Job; and that man was perfect and upright, and one that feared God, and eschewed evil.

Job 33:16
Then he openeth the ears of men, and sealeth their instruction,

Job 33:15
In a dream, in a vision of the night, when deep sleep falleth upon men, in slumberings upon the bed;

Job 33:19
He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong pain:

Job 33:20
So that his life abhorreth bread, and his soul dainty meat.

Job 33:21
His flesh is consumed away, that it cannot be seen; and his bones that were not seen stick out.
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