And now, O LORD, please take my life from me, for it is better for me to die than to live.”Jonah 4:3
Original language and places
Reference data from open datasets, shown as published by their sources. Word-by-word English is a literal guide, not a translation.
Original language (Hebrew)
וְעַתָּ֣ה יְהוָ֔ה קַח־נָ֥א אֶת־נַפְשִׁ֖י מִמֶּ֑נִּי כִּ֛י ט֥וֹב מוֹתִ֖י מֵחַיָּֽי׃ ס
- וְעַתָּ֣הve.'a.Tah“and therefore”Conjunction + Adverb · from עַתָּ֫ה · “now” · Strong's H6258
- יְהוָ֔הYah.weh“O Yahweh”Noun, proper name, title · from יהוה · “LORD” · Strong's H3068G
- קַח־kach-“take”Verb, qal, imperative, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from לָקַח · “take” · Strong's H3947G
- נָ֥אna'“please”Particle, interjection · from נָא · “please” · Strong's H4994
- אֶת־'et-“<obj.>”Particle, direct object marker · from אֵת · “[Obj.]” · Strong's H0853
- נַפְשִׁ֖יnaf.Shi“life my”Noun, feminine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from נֶ֫פֶשׁ · “life” · Strong's H5315H
- מִמֶּ֑נִּיmi.Me.ni“from me”Preposition with article + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מִן־ · “from” · Strong's H4480A
- כִּ֛יki“for”Particle · from כִּי · “for” · Strong's H3588A
- ט֥וֹבTov“[is] good”Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from טוֹב · “pleasant” · Strong's H2896A
- מוֹתִ֖יmo.Ti“death my”Noun, masculine, singular, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from מָ֫וֶת · “death” · Strong's H4194
- מֵחַיָּֽי׃ סme.chai.Yai“more than life my”Preposition + Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from חַיִּים · “life” · Strong's H2416E
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)