Job 7:21 — compare English translations
Compare translationsJob 7:21 in 3 English versions, beneath the original-language interlinear. Each original word links to its lexicon entry, so you can weigh the renderings against the morphology yourself. Full word study →
וּמֶ֤ה
mâh
H4100
what
לֹא
lôʼ
H3808
not
תִשָּׂ֣א
nâsâʼ
H5375
to lift
פִשְׁעִי֮
peshaʻ
H6588
transgression
וְתַעֲבִ֪יר
ʻâbar
H5674
to pass over
אֶת
ʼêth
H853
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עֲוֺ֫נִ֥י
ʻâvôn
H5771
iniquity
כִּֽי
kîy
H3588
that
עַ֭תָּה
ʻattâh
H6258
now
לֶעָפָ֣ר
ʻâphâr
H6083
dust
אֶשְׁכָּ֑ב
shâkab
H7901
to lie down
וְשִׁ֖חֲרְתַּ֣נִי
shâchar
H7836
to seek
וְאֵינֶֽנִּי
ʼayin
H369
nothing
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World English Bible Public Domain
Why do you not pardon my disobedience, and take away my iniquity? For now shall I lie down in the dust. You will seek me diligently, but I shall not be."
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King James Version Public Domain
And why dost thou not pardon my transgression, and take away my iniquity? for now shall I sleep in the dust; and thou shalt seek me in the morning, but I shall not be.
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unfoldingWord Literal Text CC BY-SA 4.0
Why will you not pardon my transgression and take away my iniquity? For now I will lie down in the dust, and you will seek me diligently, but I will not exist.”
unfoldingWord Literal Text — © unfoldingWord, licensed CC BY-SA 4.0. Word-aligned USFM3 via Door43 (git.door43.org/unfoldingWord/en_ult).