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Job 27:3

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27:3for while5 my spirit6 is still in me,

and the breath from God is in my nostrils,

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Footnotes

  1. 5 The adverb עוֹד (’od) was originally a noun, and so here it could be rendered “all the existence of my spirit.” The word comes between the noun in construct and its actual genitive (see §128.e).
  2. 6 The word נְשָׁמָה (néshamah) is the “breath” that was breathed into Adam in Gen 2:7. Its usage includes the animating breath, the spiritual understanding, and the functioning conscience—so the whole spirit of the person. The other word in this verse, רוּחַ (ruakh), may be translated as “wind,” “breath,” or “spirit/Spirit” depending on the context. Here, since it talks about the nostrils, it should be translated “breath.”

In other versions

ESVEnglish Standard Version

as long as my breath is in me,

and the spirit of God is in my nostrils,

NIVNew International Version (2011)

as long as I have life within me,

the breath of God in my nostrils,

CSBChristian Standard Bible

as long as my breath is still in me

and the breath from God remains in my nostrils,

NLTNew Living Translation

As long as I live,

while I have breath from God,

LEBThe Lexham English Bible

For as long as my breath is in me,

and the spirit of God is in my nose,

KJV 1900King James Version

All the while my breath is in me,

And the spirit of God is in my nostrils;