Verse List for YNA 4:3

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OET (OET-RV) So therefore Yahweh, please kill me because I’d rather die than live like this.”

OET-LV And_now Oh_YHWH take please DOM life _of_my from_me if/because is_good death _of_my more_than _of_my _life.

ULT So now, Yahweh, I beg you, take my life from me, for my death is better than my life.”

UST So now, Yahweh, please kill me, because I would rather die than continue to live if you do not destroy Nineveh.”

BSB & MSB And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

OEB Therefore, Lord, I beg you, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live!’

WEBBE & WMBB Therefore now, LORD, take, I beg you, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”

NET So now, Lord, kill me instead, because I would rather die than live!”

LSV And now, O YHWH, please take my soul from me, for better [is] my death than my life.”

FBV So just kill me now, Lord, because I'd prefer to die than to live!”

T4T So now, O Yahweh, since you will not destroy Nineveh city as you said you would, allow me to die, because it would be better for me to die than to continue to live.”

LEB And so then, Yahweh, please take my life from me, because for me death is better than life!”

BBE So now, O Lord, give ear to my prayer and take my life from me; for death is better for me than life.

Moff No Moff YNA (JNA) 4:3 verse available

JPS Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech Thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.'

ASV Therefore now, O Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

DRA And now, O Lord, I beseech thee take my life from me: for it is better for me to die than to live.

YLT And now, O Jehovah, take, I pray Thee, my soul from me, for better [is] my death than my life.'

Drby And now, Jehovah, take, I beseech thee, my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.

RV Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
(Therefore now, Oh LORD, take, I beseech/implore thee/you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.)

SLT And now, O Jehovah, take now my soul from me, for it is good for me to die rather than for me to live.

Wbstr Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.

KJB-1769 Therefore now, O LORD, take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.
(Therefore now, Oh LORD, take, I beseech/implore thee/you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.)

KJB-1611 Therefore now, O LORD, Take, I beseech thee, my life from me; for it is better for me to die then to liue.
(Therefore now, Oh LORD, Take, I beseech/implore thee/you, my life from me; for it is better for me to die then to live.)

Bshps And nowe O Lorde, take I beseche thee my lyfe from me: for it is better for me to dye, then to lyue.
(And now Oh Lord, take I beseech/implore thee/you my life from me: for it is better for me to dye, then to live.)

Gnva Therefore nowe O Lord, take, I beseech thee, my life from me: for it is better for me to die then to liue.
(Therefore now Oh Lord, take, I beseech/implore thee/you, my life from me: for it is better for me to die then to live.)

Cvdl And now o LORDE, take my life fro me (I beseke the) for I had rather dye then lyue.
(And now o LORD, take my life from me (I beseke the) for I had rather dye then live.)

Wycl And now, Lord, Y preie, take my soule fro me; for deth is betere to me than lijf.
(And now, Lord, I pray, take my soul from me; for death is better to me than life.)

Luth So nimm doch nun, HErr, meine SeeLE von mir; denn ich wollte lieber tot sein denn leben!
(So take though/but now, LORD, my soul from to_me; because/than I wanted love(v) dead be because/than life!)

ClVg Et nunc, Domine, tolle, quæso, animam meam a me, quia melior est mihi mors quam vita.
(And now, Master, remove, I_beg, the_soul of_mine from me, because better it_is to_me death how life.)

UHB וְ⁠עַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖⁠י מִמֶּ֑⁠נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖⁠י מֵ⁠חַיָּֽ⁠י׃ס ‡

BrLXX Καὶ νῦν, δέσποτα Κύριε, λάβε τὴν ψυχήν μου ἀπʼ ἐμοῦ, ὅτι καλὸν τὸ ἀποθανεῖν με ἢ ζῇν με.

BrTr And now, [fn]Lord God, take my life from me; for it is better for me to die than to live.