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Job 10:14

If I sin, then thou markest me, and thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

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אִםimoh thatאִםconjunction — “oh that”H518used very widely as demonstrative, lo!; interrogative, whether?; or conditional, if, although; also Oh that!, when; hence, as a negative, not(and, can-, doubtless, if, that) (not), [phrase] but, either, [phrase] except, [phrase] more(-over if, than), neither, nevertheless, nor, oh that, or, [phrase] save (only, -ing), seeing, since, sith, [phrase] surely (no more, none, not), t…חָטָ֥אתִיchatatiby faultחָטָאverb, qal, perfect, 1st person, common, singular — “by fault”, a completed actionH2398properly, to miss; hence (figuratively and generally) to sin; by inference, to forfeit, lack, expiate, repent, (causatively) lead astray, condemnbear the blame, cleanse, commit (sin), by fault, harm he hath done, loss, miss, (make) offend(-er), offer for sin, purge, purify (self), make reconciliation, (cause, make) sin(-ful, -ness), trespass.וּשְׁמַרְתָּ֑נִיushemartaniand bewardשָׁמַרconjunction, verb, qal, sequential perfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and beward”, a completed action in a sequenceH8104properly, to hedge about (as with thorns), i.e. guard; generally, to protect, attend to, etc.beward, be circumspect, take heed (to self), keep(-er, self), mark, look narrowly, observe, preserve, regard, reserve, save (self), sure, (that lay) wait (for), watch(-man).וּ֝מֵעֲוֺנִ֗יumeaoniand from faultעָוֺןconjunction, preposition, noun, common, both genders, singular, construct, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “and from fault”, the of-form, joined to the next wordH5771perversity, i.e. (moral) evilfault, iniquity, mischeif, punishment (of iniquity), sin.לֹ֣אlono , -r,לֹאparticle, negative — “no , -r,”H3808not (the simple or abs. negation); by implication, no; often used with other particles[idiom] before, [phrase] or else, ere, [phrase] except, ig(-norant), much, less, nay, neither, never, no((-ne), -r, (-thing)), ([idiom] as though...,(can-), for) not (out of), of nought, otherwise, out of, [phrase] surely, [phrase] as trul…תְנַקֵּֽנִיtenaqenibe blamelessנָקָהverb, piel, imperfect, 2nd person, masculine, singular, suffix, pronominal, 1st person, common, singular — “be blameless”, an unfinished actionH5352to be (or make) clean (literally or figuratively); by implication (in an adverse sense) to be bare, i.e. extirpatedacquit [idiom] at all, [idiom] altogether, be blameless, cleanse, (be) clear(-ing), cut off, be desolate, be free, be (hold) guiltless, be (hold) innocent, [idiom] by no means, be quit, be (leave) unpunished, [idiom] utterly, [idiom] wholl…

Jewish translation (JPS 1917)

If I sin, then Thou markest me, and Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

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American Standard Version (1901)

If I sin, then thou markest me, And thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

Young’s Literal Translation

If I sinned, then Thou hast observed me, And from mine iniquity dost not acquit me,

World English Bible

if I sin, then you mark me. You will not acquit me from my iniquity.

Darby Translation

If I sinned, thou wouldest mark me, and thou wouldest not acquit me of mine iniquity.

Douay-Rheims

If I have sinned and thou hast spared me for an hour: why dost thou not suffer me to be clean from my iniquity?

Jewish Publication Society (1917)

If I sin, then Thou markest me, and Thou wilt not acquit me from mine iniquity.

Brenton’s Septuagint (1851), English

And if I should sin, thou watchest me; and thou hast not cleared me from iniquity.

Septuagint (Brenton’s Greek, 1851)

Ἐάν τε γὰρ ἁμάρτω, φυλάσσεις με, ἀπὸ δὲ ἀνομίας οὐκ ἀθῶόν με πεποίηκας.