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Lamentations 3:39

Why should any mortal man complain, in view of his sins?
Lamentations 3:39
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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)

מַה־יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙ אָדָ֣ם חָ֔י גֶּ֖בֶר עַל־חֲטָאָֽיו׃ ס

  1. מַה־mah-“why?”
    Pronoun, interrogative · from מָה · “what?” · Strong's H4100
  2. יִּתְאוֹנֵן֙yit.'o.Nen“will he complain”
    Verb, hithpael, imperfect, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from אָנַן · “to complain” · Strong's H0596
  3. אָדָ֣ם'a.Dam“a person”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from אָדָם · “man” · Strong's H0120G
  4. חָ֔יChai“living”
    Adjective, masculine, singular, absolute · from חַי · “alive” · Strong's H2416A
  5. גֶּ֖בֶרGe.ver“a man”
    Noun, masculine, singular, absolute · from גֶּ֫בֶר · “great man” · Strong's H1397
  6. עַל־'al-“on”
    Preposition · from עַל · “upon” · Strong's H5921A
  7. חֲטָאָֽיו׃ סchet.'ov“sins his”
    Noun, masculine, plural, construct + Suffix, pronominal, 3rd person, masculine, singular · from חֵטְא · “sin” · Strong's H2399
    Qere: the scribes' reading in the margin
  • Hebrew and Aramaic words: STEP Bible (STEPBible.org), based on work at Tyndale House, Cambridge. CC BY 4.0. Source (version ed476a8)