If I have sinned, what have I done to You, O watcher of mankind? Why have You made me Your target, so that I am a burden to You?Job 7:20
Original language and places
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Original language (Hebrew)
חָטָ֡אתִי מָ֤ה אֶפְעַ֨ל׀ לָךְ֮ נֹצֵ֪ר הָאָ֫דָ֥ם לָ֤מָה שַׂמְתַּ֣נִי לְמִפְגָּ֣ע לָ֑ךְ וָאֶהְיֶ֖ה עָלַ֣י לְמַשָּֽׂא׃
- חָטָ֡אתִיcha.Ta.ti“I have sinned”Verb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular · from חָטָא · “to sin” · Strong's H2398
- מָ֤הmah“what?”Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- אֶפְעַ֨ל׀'ef.'Al“do I do”Verb, qal, imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from פָּעַל · “to work” · Strong's H6466
- לָךְ֮loKh“to you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
- נֹצֵ֪רno.Tzer“O watcher of”Verb, qal, participle (active), masculine, singular, construct · from נָצַר · “to watch” · Strong's H5341
- הָאָ֫דָ֥םha.'A.Dam“<the> humankind”Definite article + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
- לָ֤מָהLa.mah“<to> why?”Preposition + Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
- שַׂמְתַּ֣נִיsam.Ta.ni“have you set me”Verb, qal, perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from שׂוּם · “make” · Strong's H7760A
- לְמִפְגָּ֣עle.mif.Ga'“to a target”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מִפְגָּע · “target” · Strong's H4645
- לָ֑ךְLakh“of you”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 2nd person, masculine, singular · from Os2f · “you” · Strong's H9032
- וָאֶהְיֶ֖הva.'eh.Yeh“and I have become”Conjunction + Verb, qal, sequential imperfect, 1st person, common, singular · from הָיָה · “to be” · Strong's H1961
- עָלַ֣י'a.Lai“on myself”Preposition + Suffix, pronominal, 1st person, both genders, singular · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
- לְמַשָּֽׂא׃le.ma.Sa'“<into> a burden”Preposition + Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from מַשָּׂא · “burden” · Strong's H4853A
- Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)