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Source language
JPS Hebrew-English TANAKH   
בטרם אלך ולא אשוב-- אל-ארץ חשך וצלמות
Hebrew - Transliteration via code library   
btrm Alk vlA ASHvb-- Al-ArTS KHSHk vTSlmvt

Intermediate language
Vulgate (Latin)   
antequam vadam et non revertar ad terram tenebrosam et opertam mortis caligine

King James Variants
American King James Version   
Before I go from where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
King James 2000 (out of print)   
Before I go where I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
King James Bible (Cambridge, large print)   
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Authorized (King James) Version   
before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
New King James Version   
Before I go to the place from which I shall not return, To the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
21st Century King James Version   
before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death”

Other translations
American Standard Version   
Before I go whence I shall not return, Even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Darby Bible Translation   
Before I go, and never to return, to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Holy Bible: Douay-Rheims Version (Genuine Leather Black)   
Before I go, and return no more, to a land that is dark and covered with the mist of death:
ERV 1885 English Revised Version with Strong's Concordance   
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
English Standard Version Journaling Bible   
before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
God's Word   
before I go away to a land of darkness and gloom,
Holman Christian Standard Bible   
before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return.
International Standard Version   
before I go, never to return, leaving for the land of deep darkness and shadow.
NET Bible   
before I depart, never to return, to the land of darkness and the deepest shadow,
New American Standard Bible   
Before I go-- and I shall not return-- To the land of darkness and deep shadow,
New International Version   
before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,
New Living Translation   
before I leave--never to return--for the land of darkness and utter gloom.
Webster's Bible Translation   
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness, and the shades of death;
The World English Bible   
before I go where I shall not return from, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
EasyEnglish Bible   
I will soon go to the dark place where there is no hope. I will never come back from that place.
Young‘s Literal Translation   
Before I go, and return not, Unto a land of darkness and death-shade,
New Life Version   
before I go to a place from which I will not return. I will go to the land of darkness and shadow.
The Voice Bible   
Before I go to the place from which I won’t return, to the land of utter darkness and still shadows,
Living Bible   
Can’t you see how little time I have left? Oh, leave me alone that I may have a little moment of comfort before I leave for the land of darkness and the shadow of death, never to return—
New Catholic Bible   
before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and darkness,
Legacy Standard Bible   
Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and shadow of death,
Jubilee Bible 2000   
before I go, to not return, to the land of darkness and of the shadow of death;
Christian Standard Bible   
before I go to a land of darkness and gloom, never to return.
Amplified Bible © 1954   
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
New Century Version   
Soon I will leave; I will not return from the land of darkness and gloom,
The Message   
“So why did you have me born? I wish no one had ever laid eyes on me! I wish I’d never lived—a stillborn, buried without ever having breathed. Isn’t it time to call it quits on my life? Can’t you let up, and let me smile just once Before I die and am buried, before I’m nailed into my coffin, sealed in the ground, And banished for good to the land of the dead, blind in the final dark?”
Evangelical Heritage Version ™   
before I walk into the land of darkness and into the shadow of death, never to return,
New Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
Good News Translation®   
I am going soon and will never come back— going to a land that is dark and gloomy,
Wycliffe Bible   
before that I go, and turn not again, to the dark land, and (be) covered with the darkness of death, (before that I go to the dark land, and am covered with the darkness of death, never to return,)
Contemporary English Version   
before I travel to the land
Revised Standard Version Catholic Edition   
before I go whence I shall not return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
New Revised Standard Version Updated Edition   
before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised Catholic Edition   
before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
Common English Bible © 2011   
before I go and don’t return to a land of deepest darkness,
Amplified Bible © 2015   
Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and the deep shadow [of death],
English Standard Version Anglicised   
before I go—and I shall not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
New American Bible (Revised Edition)   
Before I go whence I shall not return, to the land of darkness and of gloom,
New American Standard Bible   
Before I go—and I shall not return— To the land of darkness and deep shadow,
The Expanded Bible   
Soon I will leave; I will not return from the land of darkness and gloom,
Tree of Life Version   
before I depart, and never return, to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
Revised Standard Version   
before I go whence I shall not return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
New International Reader's Version   
Turn away before I go to the place I can’t return from. It’s the land of gloom and total darkness.
BRG Bible   
Before I go whence I shall not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death;
Complete Jewish Bible   
before I go to the place of no return, to the land of darkness and death-dark gloom,
New Revised Standard Version, Anglicised   
before I go, never to return, to the land of gloom and deep darkness,
Orthodox Jewish Bible   
Before I go from where I shall not return, even to the Eretz Choshech V’Tzalmavet,
Names of God Bible   
before I go away to a land of darkness and gloom,
Modern English Version   
before I go and do not return, even to the land of darkness and the shadow of death,
Easy-to-Read Version   
I am going soon to the land of no return, the place of death and darkness—
International Children’s Bible   
Soon I will leave and not return. I will go to the land of darkness and gloom.
Lexham English Bible   
Before I go—and I will not return— to the land of darkness and deep shadow,
New International Version - UK   
before I go to the place of no return, to the land of gloom and utter darkness,