He said to me, ‘Please stand beside me, and kill me; for anguish has taken hold of me, because my life lingers in me.’
Parallel translations
- KJV He said unto me again, Stand, I pray thee, upon me, and slay me: for anguish is come upon me, because my life is yet whole in me.
- BSB Then he begged me, ‘Stand over me and kill me, for agony has seized me, but my life still lingers.’
- NKJV He said to me again, ‘Please stand over me and kill me, for anguish has come upon me, but my life still remains in me.’
- NASB And he said to me, ‘Please stand next to me and finish me off, for agony has seized me because my life still lingers in me.’
- NLT “Then he begged me, ‘Come over here and put me out of my misery, for I am in terrible pain and want to die.’
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