Parallel Strong's Berean Study BibleMy soul refuses to touch them; they are loathsome food to me. Young's Literal Translation My soul is refusing to touch! They [are] as my sickening food. King James Bible The things [that] my soul refused to touch [are] as my sorrowful meat. Hebrew My soulנַפְשִׁ֑י (nap̄·šî) Noun - feminine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 5315: A soul, living being, life, self, person, desire, passion, appetite, emotion refuses מֵאֲנָ֣ה (mê·’ă·nāh) Verb - Piel - Perfect - third person feminine singular Strong's 3985: To refuse to touch them; לִנְגּ֣וֹעַ (lin·gō·w·a‘) Preposition-l | Verb - Qal - Infinitive construct Strong's 5060: To touch, lay the hand upon, to reach, violently, to strike they are הֵ֝֗מָּה (hêm·māh) Pronoun - third person masculine plural Strong's 1992: They loathsome כִּדְוֵ֥י (kiḏ·wê) Preposition-k | Noun - masculine singular construct Strong's 1741: Sickness, loathing food to me. לַחְמִֽי׃ (laḥ·mî) Noun - masculine singular construct | first person common singular Strong's 3899: Food, bread, grain |