King James Version:
(The Lord speaking is red text)
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, and I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
Complete Jewish Bible:
My bones stick to my skin and flesh; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
Berean Standard Bible:
My skin and flesh cling to my bones; I have escaped by the skin of my teeth.
American Standard Version:
My bone cleaveth to my skin and to my flesh, And I am escaped with the skin of my teeth.
KJV with Strong’s Numbers:
My bone{H6106} cleaveth{H1692} to my skin{H5785} and to my flesh{H1320}, and I am escaped{H4422} with the skin{H5785} of my teeth{H8127}.
Cross-References (KJV):
Psalms 102:5
- By reason of the voice of my groaning my bones cleave to my skin.
Lamentations 4:8
- Their visage is blacker than a coal; they are not known in the streets: their skin cleaveth to their bones; it is withered, it is become like a stick.
Job 33:19
- ¶ He is chastened also with pain upon his bed, and the multitude of his bones with strong [pain]:
Job 33:22
- Yea, his soul draweth near unto the grave, and his life to the destroyers.
Psalms 38:3
- [There is] no soundness in my flesh because of thine anger; neither [is there any] rest in my bones because of my sin.
Psalms 22:14
- I am poured out like water, and all my bones are out of joint: my heart is like wax; it is melted in the midst of my bowels.
Psalms 22:17
- I may tell all my bones: they look [and] stare upon me.
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Commentary for Job 19:20
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Strong's Numbers and Definitions:
Note: H = Hebrew (OT), G = Greek (NT)
- Strong's Number: H6106
There are 108 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עֶצֶם
Transliteration: ʻetsem
Pronunciation: eh'tsem
Description: from עָצַם; a bone (as strong); by extension, the body; figuratively, the substance, i.e. (as pron.) selfsame; body, bone, [idiom] life, (self-) same, strength, [idiom] very. - Strong's Number: H1692
There are 52 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: דָּבַק
Transliteration: dâbaq
Pronunciation: daw-bak'
Description: a primitive root; properly, to impinge, i.e. cling or adhere; figuratively, to catch by pursuit; abide fast, cleave (fast together), follow close (hard after), be joined (together), keep (fast), overtake, pursue hard, stick, take. - Strong's Number: H5785
There are 82 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: עוֹר
Transliteration: ʻôwr
Pronunciation: ore
Description: from עוּר; skin (as naked); by implication, hide, leather; hide, leather, skin. - Strong's Number: H1320
There are 241 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: בָּשָׂר
Transliteration: bâsâr
Pronunciation: baw-sawr'
Description: from בָּשַׂר; flesh (from its freshness); by extension, body, person; also (by euphemistically) the pudenda of aman; body, (fat, lean) flesh(-ed), kin, (man-) kind, [phrase] nakedness, self, skin. - Strong's Number: H4422
There are 85 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: מָלַט
Transliteration: mâlaṭ
Pronunciation: maw-lat'
Description: a primitive root; properly, 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; deliver (self), escape, lay, leap out, let alone, let go, preserve, save, [idiom] speedily, [idiom] surely. - Strong's Number: H8127
There are 48 instances of this translation in the Bible
Lemma: שֵׁן
Transliteration: shên
Pronunciation: shane
Description: from שָׁנַן; compare שֶׁנְהַבִּים; a tooth (as sharp); specifically ivory; figuratively, a cliff; crag, [idiom] forefront, ivory, [idiom] sharp, tooth.